![Mature indian man suffering from shoulder and back pain while sitting on couch and working from home on laptop. Indian middle aged business man in casual clothing stretching neck while working on laptop. Stressed middle eastern businessman suffering from neck pain.](https://ruthwerner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ep255_ihacw_gettyimages-1319766098_pod.jpeg)
A person has chronic upper back pain and severe problems with her aorta, requiring surgery that she didn’t survive. Afterwards, her surgeon suggests that her back pain could be a referral from her aorta.
How often do internal organs refer pain to the skin and musculature? And how do we recognize it when it happens? What is the mechanism? And can it ever happen in reverse, e.g., can skeletal muscle refer pain to internal organs?
Join us for a short exploration of pain and referred pain—that will probably raise more questions than answers. It’s boggling!
Full show notes available at https://www.abmp.com/podcasts/ep-255-referred-pain-i-have-client-who-pathology-conversations-ruth-werner