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Index de Enfermería
On-line version ISSN 1699-5988Print version ISSN 1132-1296
Abstract
CARRICONDO MARTINEZ, Mª Isabel. A pulse of fibromyalgia. Index Enferm [online]. 2009, vol.18, n.2, pp.131-135. ISSN 1699-5988.
The high prevalence of fibromyalgia at the moment and its great social impact, justify the continuing search for treatments to alleviate the symptoms of an illness until now, incurable. This article first, a brief refresher on the concept of fibromyalgia and ketamine, as third-line treatment, and on the other hand, the view from a phenomenological perspective, a patient with fibromyalgia, having to undergo such treatment, along with their most intimate and personal experiences from diagnosis of the disease.
Keywords : Fibromyalgia; ketamine; nursing.