1 in 20 people receive a diagnosis of fibromyalgia: ‘Incomprehension for patients most difficult’
Not visibly ill, but perishing from the pain and often a number of other physical complaints on top of it: that is fibromyalgia. What causes it and what can be done about it? Jessica Van Oosterwijck, affiliated with the University of Ghent, provides an overview of the disease and its treatment. “The most difficult thing for the patients is the misunderstanding of the environment.”
August 17