referred pain


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re·ferred pain

(rĭ-fûrd′)
n.
Pain that is felt in a part of the body at a distance from the area of pathology, as pain in the right shoulder derived from the presence of a gallstone in the bladder.
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referred pain

n
(Psychology) psychol pain felt in the body at some place other than its actual place of origin
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Noun1.referred pain - pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected; "angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder"; "pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease"
hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
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Finally, based on history of review of systems and physical examination, referred pain from biliary or cardiac etiology should be considered.
Like referred pain in the human body, the hurt of Brexit relates to dysfunction elsewhere in the body politic.
"The patient came to me with the classic symptoms of stiffness, groin pain and referred pain to the knee region.
Based on the mentioned evidence, we hypothesize that shoulder pain is an early sign of HTN and CVD because of referred pain. The purpose of this study is to clarify the clinicopathological association of shoulder pain with other underlying conditions, we carried out this study using National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan.
However, in Our case report it is very clear that other mechanisms may prevail and referred pain from Sacroiliac joint can mimic sciatica like symptoms.
Pain that is felt on the right side may be due to a problem in that particular area or instead can be due to referred pain. With referred pain, pressure or damage to a nerve that runs through the chest may cause pain to be felt at a location some distance from where the pain actually originates.
Pain between the shoulder blades does not always mean you have a muscle condition--the cervical spine (the section from the base of the skull to the bottom of the neck) can also refer pain ("referred pain" occurs in an area other than where the injury or problem is located) to the shoulder region.
Patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders or referred pain from disc protrusion or radiculopathy and those with contraindication to use of corticosteroid injection were also not part of the study.
* Local and referred pain: There could be pain at the disc from the local inflammation and ligament irritation, as well as pain felt along the dermatome for the affected nerve roots (e.g.
"This is called referred pain. Many disorders within the abdomen, such as appendicitis, aneurysms, kidney diseases, kidney infection, bladder infections, pelvic infections and ovarian disorders can cause referred pain on the back.
"The pain sensation due to the cold stimulus is interpreted as being from the head instead of the mouth by your brain -- something known as referred pain. The result is a brain freeze or an ice-cream headache."