Question

Provide 3 examples of referred pain

a) What is the location of the pain

b) Where is It perceived?

Give two examples of referred pain, giving the actual location of the pain and the location where the pain is perceived.

Answer 1

REFERED PAIN

It is define as the pain is perceived at the adjacent or different location instead of painful stimuli location. It is also known as reflective pain. Pain is felt at a distant from the site of origin.

For example

1. Kehler’s sign – pain is perceived at the shoulder blade but

affected area is spleen.

2. Cardiac pain- pain is perceived at upper chest/ left limb but the

affect area of pain is heart.

3. Liver and gallbladder- pain is perceived at right tip of scapula

the affected area is liver and gallbladder.

4. Gastrointestinal- pain is perceived at umbilicus

The affected area is appendix or small intestine.

5.phantom limb pain

Knowledge of referred pain is important for clinical point of view for the differential diagnosis of disease.