Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Difficulty moving shoulder

• Occurs or worsens in the morning or after being inactive for a time

• More than 45 minutes

Shoulder pain

• Both shoulders

• At rest

Difficulty moving neck

• Occurs or worsens in the morning

• More than 45 minutes

Back neck pain

Fatigue

or Depression

or Poor appetite

or Weight loss

or Fever

• Less than 38°C (100.4°F)

Difficulty moving hip

• Occurs or is worse in the morning

• Less than 30 minutes

Joint pain

• At hip

• Knees

• At wrist

Joint stiffness

• Difficulty moving knee, Difficulty moving wrist

Sensitive scalp

or Headache

• In the temporal region

or Jaw pain

Weakness of hand

or Numbness or tingling in hand

• Palmar aspect, Occurs or worsens at night, Radiates to fingers, Occurs or worsens with activities that involve sustained flexing or extending the wrist

or Pain in arms

Family history of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Giant cell arteritis