Helping patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS)

When we’re feeling ill, we expect our doctor to explain why, and what steps we can take to feel better. But for the 1.3 million Canadians affected by medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS), conditions with no known exact cause, navigating the healthcare system isn’t as simple.

In a new blog for the Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation, former Summer Research Analyst Sara Husni writes about the complex disorder MUPS and how the healthcare system can best handle these patients.

“To help reconcile the current inadequacies of how MUPS patients are dealt with in the healthcare system, establishing collaborative supports and ensuring these patients are heard and respected is a necessary first step,” she writes.