Anywhere between 2% and 6.8% of the population will suffer from fibromyalgia at some point in their lives. "It is typified mainly by pain, but patients report that in a variety of different ways. It can include pain generally, as an ache. It can be described as a sharp, burning, pins and needles type pain. It can be funny sensations," explains Dr Attam Singh, a consultant in Pain Medicine from The Fibro Clinic.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/why-is-fibromyalgia-so-misunderstood