Well, yes...🙃, My PMR is in remission but I have sore arms and hips which give me grief at night because I'm a side sleeper and it's tough to get through the night on one side or the other. Mine's partly old age and I'm sure my degenerative arthritis plays a part. I have been wondering if my PMR is coming back but as long as it stays at this level I don't want to go on my happy pills again.

Great question, Suetex and very interesting comments from John and Dallas too. I personally think it's definitely possible to have a relapse and associated pain/stiffness in only one area. I've read a number of times on forums where people didn't catch a flare early because the pain wasn't "typical" and wasn't like their original pain when they were first diagnosed. I've had the side effect of muscle wasting and went from very physically fit to having biceps and leg muscles that are totally out of shape. For me, unlike Dallas, lots of exercise triggered the start of flares. It's such a fine line knowing what's new inflammation that's the start of a flare, or am I too low on my dose or is it arthritis and other players joining the party? I may be totally off base but if I start having muscle pain anywhere that I can't attribute to work, exercise, stretching, etc, then I'm going to figure the PMR is telling me to pay attention because there's inflammation going on.