Can polymyositis be controlled?

Can polymyositis be controlled?

Although there’s no cure for polymyositis, treatment can improve your muscle strength and function. The earlier treatment is started in the course of polymyositis, the more effective it is — leading to fewer complications.

Is there a cure or treatment for polymyositis?

While there is no cure for polymyositis, treatment — ranging from medications to physical therapy — can improve your muscle strength and function. The muscle weakness associated with polymyositis involves the muscles closest to the trunk, such as those in your hips, thighs, shoulders, upper arms and neck.

How old do you have to be to have polymyositis?

Having this condition can make it difficult to climb stairs, rise from a seated position, lift objects or reach overhead. Polymyositis most commonly affects adults in their 30s, 40s or 50s. It’s more common in blacks than in whites, and women are affected more often than men.

What kind of muscle pain does polymyositis cause?

– Myositis UK Polymyositis (PM) is a form of myositis – a rare disease that causes muscle weakness and inflammation in adults. What is polymyositis? Polymyositis (PM) is a rare disease that causes chronic muscle inflammation and weakness. It affects the muscles and connective tissues of the body, and sometimes the joints too.

Who is most at risk for dermatomyositis and polymyositis?

Muscle inflammation and weakness occur in both conditions while patients with dermatomyositis also have a rash. Dermatomyositis may affect people of any race, age or sex, although it is twice as common in women than in men. The onset of the disease is most common in those aged 50–70 years.

How did polymyositis affect my life before diagnosis?

A formerly active man who developed polymyositis at age 47 explains how this rare and debilitating autoimmune disorder has affected his life About two years before my diagnosis in 2006 I became progressively more tired. I was a farm manager, a physical, outdoor job, and was used to working long hours during busy periods.

How are steroids used to treat polymyositis?

Initial treatment of polymyositis is with steroids to control the inflammation in the muscles. This needs to be started as soon as the diagnosis is confirmed because “time is muscle”; the longer the delay in starting treatment, the lesser the chance of recovery.

Muscle inflammation and weakness occur in both conditions while patients with dermatomyositis also have a rash. Dermatomyositis may affect people of any race, age or sex, although it is twice as common in women than in men. The onset of the disease is most common in those aged 50–70 years.

How did Dr Kaushik diagnose me with polymyositis?

Within the first few minutes of the appointment Dr Kaushik relayed his suspicions that I might have polymyositis. A muscle biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. At this time I was unable to work. Dr Kaushik prescribed a high dose of steroids to try to control the inflammation and I felt some improvement.