Does anyone know the names of the research papers which inform us that PMR is now known to frequently last for 4-6 years instead of 2 years as previously believed? Quoting a medical research paper that can be looked up, might be a more effective influence on some of our doubting or disbelieving doctors.
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practicalpainmanagement.com...
medpagetoday.org/rheumatolo...
are links to two different articles about the work and this
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...
is the link to the original paper.
I wouldn't hold out too much hope - the usual riposte tends to be "it's only one paper"! On the other hand - one paper that suggested methotrexate might help reduce pred dose was enough for them to push it! The follow-up paper there found that while the dose was reduced, the pred-associated side effects were not. A fact that is rarely mentioned ...
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