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I agree with the exercise part. My back and glutes are totally pain free, issues are...
I agree with the exercise part. ... My understanding is PMR is restricting ... blood flow to certain muscles and exercising ... alot but have not done near as much exercise
Posted: Jan 15 9:14am
@merpreb - My experience with PMR when it's active is that the pain is always there...
@merpreb - My experience with PMR when ... things that I believe help keep my PMR ... at bay are diet and exercise - not ... PMR diagnosis usually involves Erythrocyte ... just pointing to the possibility of PMR
Hello @zkeith, My PMR is currently in remission but I still have some morning hand symptoms...
Hello @zkeith, My PMR is currently in ... and I bought some hand/wrist/finger exercise ... members have mentioned hand pain with PMR ... search=pmr+hand+pain.
Posted: May 26 8:07am
Dear Deb, I'm truly sorry to hear about the challenges you're facing with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR),...
facing with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... it comes to taking prednisone for PMR ... Incorporating gentle, low-impact exercises ... can provide you with personalized exercises ... physiotherapist who can design an exercise
Posted: Apr 4 7:36pm
I agree with @jabrown0407 that your dose sounds like it is too low if you are...
I lived with undiagnosed PMR for a year ... getting treatment earlier for the PMR ... some trouble with my muscles while exercising ... haven't had any pain from the PMR ... and I feel much better than when the PMR
Posted: Feb 18 11:21am
I left that forum because of conflicts. They weren't interested in Actemra and said it wasn't...
quality of life" and waiting for PMR ... more encouragement to keep trying to exercise ... with PMR. ... waiting for PMR to burn out while I ... After Actemra controlled PMR, the only
Posted: Apr 12 12:23pm
That sounds like poor options they are giving you for Rheumatologist appts but I know there...
can’t speak personally on whether PMR ... I changed my diet, exercised most days ... think I feel better than before I got PMR ... Don’t let PMR bum you out too much.
Posted: May 12 8:30pm
Hi @23amy, I had PMR then GCA, not diagnosed for a year. With PMR, I had...
Hi @23amy, I had PMR then GCA, not diagnosed ... With PMR, I had pain on a scale of 12 ... were inredibly stiff and no amount of exercise
Posted: May 5 3:21pm
Keep us posted how this works. I may buy this next time. To clarify - I...
being on prednisone for 18 months for PMR ... I exercise for an hour plus every morning
Posted: May 30 3:06pm
Hello, Glad to have found this group. Recently diagnosed with PMR, I may have had it...
Recently diagnosed with PMR, I may have ... lots of pain in the morning but could exercise ... week, so never sure if the pain is PMR ... to discount the pain and cause the PMR
Posted: Jun 10 5:02am
Hi, i had PMR when I was in my 50’s and had no problems with sciatica....
Hi, i had PMR when I was in my 50’s ... think it is an indirect effect of PMR ... I do walk daily and do a senior exercise ... not on prednisone, but I think the PMR ... aches and pains are a direct result of PMR
Posted: Oct 13, 2021
Fatigue is hard to define let alone quantify. My recollection when I was first diagnosed with...
recollection when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... " However, it wasn't like exercise ... My primary care doctor ordered an exercise ... My exercise "intolerance" progressed ... I don't think PMR caused me to have
Posted: Sep 24, 2024
I was on a very similar path. About 7 months to off prednisone. I had two...
to reduce stress, and continued to exercise ... they have almost no idea what causes PMR ... the flares as very similar to the PMR
Discussion: PMR Remission
Posted: Jul 9 4:13pm
If you are otherwise healthy and used to exercise by all means continue. This helps me...
are otherwise healthy and used to exercise ... If you don't exercise regularly, ... opinion and experience (3rd year with PMR
Hi @elainemargaret, Hopefully you can get some answers when you get a referral to a vascular...
low-doses-steroids-increase-cardiovascular-risks-in-inflammatory-diseases/ My PMR ... hear that you are still doing the exercises
Posted: Feb 7 8:11am
I started on 40mg end of April and then tapered down to 5mg by mid June....
Back story… I’ve had PMR for several ... shortly there after I was introduced to PMR ... a weakness 😀 I’m still not exercising
Posted: Jun 28 5:26am
I hate that you “joined our club” but I am glad you found the forum. I...
I am exercising (rucking) when I can ... with our the rest of our club that PMR
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jul 4 9:50am
My experience when my PMR was active was overdoing any kind of exercise was followed by...
My experience when my PMR was active ... was overdoing any kind of exercise ... I’m sure over doing the exercise by
Posted: May 30 12:52pm
After being diagnosed with PMR on Feb 3, 2023 and getting on prednisone (now at 60...
After being diagnosed with PMR on Feb ... of squats, bridges, and balancing exercise ... The exercise would have been nothing ... for me before PMR, but now I'm ... If the pain in the muscles being exercised