@tatiana987 Treating PMR is normally months to years. At high doses of prednisone tapering can be somewhat rapid, below 10mg per day it normally takes weeks to months to titrate down. I personally have never heard of a pain management specialist treating PMR. It is normally in the wheelhouse of a PCP or Rheumy. it is chronic and can return at any time. This is true with all auto-immune problems. Auto-immune problems are not normally pain management candidates, they are inflammation based and many are degenerative. They are your body fighting itself.