Eating certain foods and avoiding others seems to help reduce inflammatory joint pain caused by polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Specific supplements may also help.

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If you have polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), it can take all your strength just to get out of bed. Here are 3 strategies for reducing PMR pain without using medication.

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