What Is Corticosteroid Tapering?

Corticosteroid polymyopathy, also known as steroid myopathy. Due to the widespread clinical use of steroid hormones, steroid myopathy is not uncommon. The disease can be divided into two types, acute and chronic. Chronic steroid myopathy is more common and its onset is insidious. The main manifestation is pelvic muscle weakness, which gradually progresses, affecting the scapular muscle and the proximal muscles of the limbs. Subjective muscle weakness symptoms are often more important than objective muscle strength tests. Myalgia is common and disappears after steroid reduction.