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Respondents were sent further questionnaires after 1, 4, 8, 12, 18, 24 and 60\u2009months. All questionnaires included a body manikin on which participants shaded areas of pain or stiffness lasting &amp;gt;1\u2009day in the last month. The prevalence of pain was calculated in 44 mutually exclusive areas. Responses were compared with similar manikins completed at a single time point by an age- and gender-matched sample from a general population survey.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Completed surveys were received from 652 people with PMR at diagnosis, 244 at 24\u2009months and 197 at 60\u2009months. Pain was reported in a median of 16 sites at diagnosis, with the majority reporting bilateral shoulder (81%) and hip (59%) pain. After 1\u2009month, the median number of pain areas in people with PMR was four\u2014the same as the general population sample\u2014but those with PMR continued to report more bilateral shoulder and hip pain. The converse was true for unilateral pain.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Bilateral pain remains more common in people with PMR than their age- and gender-matched counterparts through the disease course. Causes of this pain could not be attributed but likely include residual disease activity, treatment sequelae and comorbidities. 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