Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Subscribe)  

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a clinical syndrome characterized by severe aching and stiffness in the neck, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle. It is classified as a rheumatic disease, although the etiology is undetermined.
PMR causes severe pain in the proximal muscle groups; however, no evidence of disease is present at muscle...

CONCLUSIONS: Inflammation of subacromial and subdeltoid bursae in association with synovitis of the glenohumeral joints and tenosynovitis of the biceps may contribute to the diffuse discomfort in the shoulder girdle observed in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.
Proximal bursitis in active polymyalgia rheumatica. Salvarani C, Cantini F, Olivieri I, Barozzi L, Macchioni L,...

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a relatively common disease of the elderly affecting the synovial membrane.
Recent studies have emphasised the prominent involvement of the extra-articular synovial structures in both proximal and distal regions of both the arms and legs. In the distal part of the arms tenosynovial membrane inflammation is responsible for carpal tunnel syndrome, distal swelling of hands...