Opposite side Mirror pain??

[ray]

I have never herd of it but all my life I have had a mirrored pain in my body. Not a disabling pain yet a pretty strong pain at times that are in the exact same spot that I have an injury on the other side of my body.

For example, If I have a cut on my right fore arm, I can feel some of the pain in the same spot on my left fore arm, or if I have an injury in my rt. shoulder blade I can feel the pain in the same spot in my left.

This has been like this my entire life am I alone in this? best wishes, ray

[Mark N]

Ray, I don't have this problem but do know that it has been shown that if you exercise one side of your body the injured side will increase in size.

[Sara1979]

Maybe it is referred pain? I have this.

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch078/ch078a.html

http://anatomynotes.blogspot.com/2006/10/referred-pain.html