overview
Polymyositis (pol-e-my-o-SY-tis) is a rare inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness on both sides of your body. This condition can make it difficult to climb stairs, climb from a seated position, lift objects, or hit your head.
Polymyositis most commonly affects adults in their thirties, forties, or fifties. It is more common in blacks than whites, and women are more likely to be affected than men. The signs and symptoms usually develop gradually over weeks or months. Polymyositis Treatment in Nizamabad
While there is no cure for polymyositis, treatment – from medications to physical therapy – can improve your muscle strength and function.
Symptoms
The muscle weakness associated with polymyositis affects the muscles closest to the trunk, such as the B. those in the hips, thighs, shoulders, upper arms and neck. The weakness affects the left and right sides of your body and gradually worsens. Polymyositis Treatment in Nizamabad
The reasons
The exact cause of polymyositis is unknown, but the disease shares many characteristics with autoimmune diseases, in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body tissues. Polymyositis Treatment in Nizamabad
Risk factors
Your risk of polymyositis is higher if you have lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, or Sjogren’s syndrome.