Muscle tears and PMR and/or pred?

Based on your description & my fun world of so called "muscle tears," I'd guess because of proximity, it's PMR pain. I'm amazed at what I can do to increase the pain. Hang in.

Mine started with a hamstring tear, had had some shoulder pain for a year, osteo arthritis that became inflammatory. After the hamstring got better and I became active again, full scale PMR hit both hips in the groin, a lateral; bursa where the hamstring was and both shoulders. This was in late December, by Feb 10th the hips went bad. I thought I needed 2 hip replacements!

Hi there, the same thing happened to me.I pump fisted after a playoff hockey goal,instantly felt pain in my shoulder,and went to Dr.
It was a muscle tear.Clinic gave me two shots of Cortisone, better in a week.
I have had Polymyalgia-rheumatica for 2 years, am on 5mgs.
The answer is enough Prednisone to reduce pain and taper slowly,good luck.

@linda7 "UP to date" is a site that a colleague's father , who is VA doctor, shared with me . This section mentions hamstrings twice :: i wonder how invariable is the bilateral nature of all of these findings.
Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica::
Imaging findings at the shoulders include subdeltoid/subacromial bursitis and biceps tenosynovitis. Bilateral subdeltoid/subacromial bursitis is an imaging hallmark of PMR; a meta-analysis of four ultrasound (US) studies found this abnormality in 66 percent (95% CI 36-87 percent) of patients [23]. At the hips, PET studies have demonstrated increased uptake of 18F FDG at the greater trochanters and ischial processes, attributed to bursitis, iliopectineal and iliopsoas bursitis, and hamstring tendinitis. MRI and PET CT have shown evidence for interspinous bursitis in the cervical and lumbar spine (image 1). Glenohumeral and hip joint effusions are less frequently observed.

Upper-extremity symptoms in PMR thus result from biceps tenosynovitis, subdeltoid/subacromial bursitis, cervical interspinous bursitis, and, to a lesser extent, glenohumeral synovitis, while pelvic girdle symptoms arise from involvement of various bursae about the hip, hamstring tendinitis, lumbar interspinous bursitis, and hip synovitis.

My hamstrings are on fire. I assumed it was the little exercise I’m trying to do. I. Can no longer take my walks or play golf. PMR is taking over my life.I tore a muscle in my calf just from walking, so this has to be from PMR. I’m in good shape for 83, but now I feel every bit as old! I’m not giving up though, I hope the medication helps.

I ruptured my bicep tendon about 5 months after my PMR diagnosis while playing golf. It was tore at the top of the tendon so I just have to live with the bicep deformity for the rest of my life. This has been extremely frustrating as I am in very good shape and participate in vigorous exercise. I’m sure this is a result of taking prednisone. I hope you only have a tear and not a ruptured bicep!

Thanks, I got 1mg to taper to 15, where I am now, will need many more as we go. Like why no refills? Run out of ones, and as I cut corners off pills I mix the ones and 5s I cut and now dont know how many mg I have left over. Grrr.

Your doctor or rheumatologist should refill your prescriptions if you ask. Mine gave me a 3 month supply of each 2.5 and 1 mg tablets along with the 5 mg tablets. I would ask them and let them know it's so you can taper at a lower dosage.

Watch your diet and research the foods to avoid and those that help PMR. I found I started to recover after I did this. Don't push yourself. Take time to rest during the day. It's a long term illness but it probably will come to an end. (I say probably as I am not sure about your situation, pretty much everyone get's over it eventually).
I too am glad I was in good shape for 74, four years ago, and that being stuck at home during Covid was no problem. We have come this far and achieved so much that we must be strong even if there are days you don't feel that way. Don't give up hope, pamper yourself you have earned it. Good luck.