Comprehensive medical evaluation of both polymyalgia rheumatica and associated autoimmune inflammatory myopathies.

Do you suffer from weakness in your shoulders and hip girdle with abnormal blood tests? Did you respond to steroid treatment but keep having setbacks when these treatments are tapered? Are you concerned regarding the long-term side effects of steroids but not sure how to keep the muscle inflammation in check while taping the treatment? Let Dr. Klaus explore if there are underlying medical conditions driving this attack on your muscles, explain your diagnosis, and discuss your treatment options. Together, you can safely navigate the tightrope of steroid titration, exploring if alternative non-steroid inflammation-blocking therapies are needed and investigating for underlying causes.

Get rheum to assist your muscles to stride again!

Community services include:

• Reviewing of patient history and prior therapies

• Rheumatological examination

• Reviewing current lab tests and imaging

• Evaluation of disease activity

• Discussion of management options, including disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy.