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  2. Polymyalgia rheumatica - Wikipedia

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    The pathophysiology of polymyalgia rheumatica is not well-understood. Evidence shows that there is likely a combined genetic and environmental pathophysiology behind the disease, but concrete identification of the causes, including whether or not polymyalgia rheumatica is an autoimmune disease, remains elusive. [4]

  3. Fibromyalgia - Wikipedia

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    TENS is widely used to treat pain and is considered to be a low-cost, safe, and self-administered treatment. [259] As such, it is commonly recommended by clinicians to people suffering from pain. [260] On 2019, an overview of eight Cochrane reviews was conducted, covering 51 TENS-related randomized controlled trials. [260]

  4. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    Autoimmune disease Primary organ/body part affected Autoantibodies Acceptance as an autoimmune disease Prevalence rate (US) Cit. Rheumatic heart disease: Heart valves: Anti-streptolysin O (ASO), anti-DNase B Confirmed Declining due to improved treatment of strep throat [30] Kawasaki disease: Coronary arteries: Unknown Probable

  5. Neuromuscular disease - Wikipedia

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    Polymyalgia rheumatica (or "muscle rheumatism") is an inflammatory condition that mainly occurs in the elderly; it is associated with giant-cell arteritis (It often responds to prednisolone). [18] Polymyositis is an autoimmune condition in which the muscle is affected. [19] Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscular tissue due to any cause ...

  6. Giant cell arteritis - Wikipedia

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    Giant cell arteritis and its treatment impact on people's lives because of symptoms, adverse effects of GCs and disruption to normal life. [39] People with GCA have previously ranked ‘losing sight in both eyes permanently’, ‘having intense or severe pain’ and ‘feeling weak, tired or exhausted’ as important quality of life domains.

  7. Self-help - Wikipedia

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    A self-help group from Maharashtra, India, making a demonstration at a National Rural Livelihood Mission seminar held in Chandrapur. Self-help or self-improvement is "a focus on self-guided, in contrast to professionally guided, efforts to cope with life problems" [1] —economically, physically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis.

  8. Rheumatism - Wikipedia

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    Rheumatism [2] / ˈ r uː m ə t ɪ z əm / or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue. [3] Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including arthritis and "non-articular rheumatism", also known as "regional pain syndrome" or "soft tissue rheumatism".

  9. Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug - Wikipedia

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    DMARDs help control arthritis, but do not cure the disease. For that reason, if remission or optimal control is achieved with a DMARD, it is often continued as a maintenance dosage. Discontinuing a DMARD may reactivate disease or cause a "rebound flare", with no assurance that disease control will be re-established upon resumption of the ...

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