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Referred pain and tenderness

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From clinical observations it has been known for a long time that visceral diseases are frequently accompanied by referred pain to definite areas of the body surface. Typical examples are pain in the right shoulder during a gallstone attack and pain in the left shoulder and arm in connection with angina pectoris.

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John K. Paterson MB, BS, MRCGP (President of the British Association of Manipulative Medicine; Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee and Chairman of the Terminology Subcommittee of the Fédération Internationale de Médecine Manuelle)Loïc Burn BA, MRCS, LRCP, DPhysMed (President of the Fédération Internationale de Médecine Manuelle; Past President of the British Association of Manipulative Medicine; Member Ex-Committee, Scientific Section, British League against Rheumatism; Member, Council of Management, National Back Pain Association)

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Fossgreen, J. (1990). Referred pain and tenderness. In: Paterson, J.K., Burn, L. (eds) Back Pain. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2165-8_7

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