@rosemargaret I would take PT slowly. Very slowly. Tell your therapist that your PMR thrives off of inflammation and you need to go slow and steady. Exercise elevates inflammation in your body and you definitely don't want a PMR flare from taking PT.

I started back to PT earlier this years and my therapist cut me back to one visit a week, allowed me to do only as many reps of an exercise as I felt up to and it did wonders. I made more progress faster as a result. I am compliant about exercising at home and that helps a lot. I maybe only did 3-5 reps of one exercise at a time, but I spread them out during the day instead of doing them all at once and that helped a lot. I suspect your therapist knows little about PMR.

Listen to your body, it is speaking to you, control the Flare. When PMR flares your body is yelling at you.

I also used ice both at home and at therapy. It helps bring fresh oxygenated blood to the area in addition to helping to reduce the pain.

They discovered a torn meniscus, with surgery later this summer. This taught me to not assume all pain is PMR pain. Again, listen to your body and don't be afraid to go to doctors and advocate for yourself.