{"id":5726,"date":"2022-12-01T07:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T07:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qualitywebbiz.com\/newsunridge\/?page_id=5726"},"modified":"2023-03-28T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T01:38:08","slug":"polymyalgia-rheumatica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/conditions\/autoimmune-diseases\/polymyalgia-rheumatica\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymyalgia Rheumatica"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5726\" class=\"elementor elementor-5726\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0040db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0040db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d639a8\" data-id=\"2d639a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86dd64d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86dd64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Polymyalgia Rheumatica is an <a href=\"\/conditions\/autoimmune-diseases\/\">autoimmune disease<\/a> in which the body\u2019s immune system attacks the blood vessels in the muscles of the hips, neck, and shoulders. As such, it is considered to be in the Vasculitis family of diseases, which are characterized by the inflammation of blood vessels. These kinds of diseases can affect many parts of the body as they cause the blood vessels to narrow with inflammation and therefore restrict blood flow; this can cause severe damage all over the body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f41f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f41f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWomen are twice as likely to develop Polymyalgia Rhumatica as men and this disease tends to show itself after the age of fifty. The precise cause is unknown but hereditary links have been found and as it is not normally found in younger adults, it is thought to be connected to the process of aging.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15254ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15254ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica include intense stiffness and pain, usually at its peak in the morning or after long periods of immobility or sleep. This pain tends to be concentrated in the hips, neck, and shoulders. Other symptoms include discomfort, fever, depression, and weight loss; these symptoms may come on suddenly or over time. As a Vasculitis disease, any number of organs or body systems may be affected or damaged by the restricted blood flow.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-670b8d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"670b8d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a841a3f\" data-id=\"a841a3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2fabe8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2fabe8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25f64b4\" data-id=\"25f64b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca02f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca02f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For answers and to make an appointment, call toll-free\u00a0 <\/em><strong>800-923-7878<\/strong><em> to speak with our Patient Care Team.<\/em><em><br \/><\/em>Recover your vitality, reclaim your energy and rediscover your health.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polymyalgia Rheumatica is an autoimmune disease in which the body\u2019s immune system attacks the blood vessels in the muscles of the hips, neck, and shoulders. As such, it is considered to be in the Vasculitis family of diseases, which are characterized by the inflammation of blood vessels. These kinds of diseases can affect many parts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3279,"parent":2034,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5726","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5726\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunridgemedical.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}