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What is behind this anatomical fact: when u hit ur elbow the pain is felt in ur thigh? !(for the wannabe doctors)

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Asked By: cheeco 26-30, F  1 year ago

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    kikis2 - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by kikis2 1 Nov 29th, 2011 at 11:03AM

    Hmmn when I pinch my upper arm sometimes I feel it in my back...I wonder if it's connected?

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  1. mach2821 - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by mach2821 Nov 29th, 2011 at 11:38AM

    It is called referred pain or reflective pain....where the actual felt pain is at a point away from the stimuli causing the injury. There are several theories as to why this happens.....I like the theory of Convergent-projection.

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