My father and father-in-law each had a leg amputated when they were in their eighties, both as a result of diabetes. Months after the amputations healed, both complained of severe pain in their foot.

This week we are going to discuss two very important items of knowledge regarding the spine and spinal pain which are important to know if one is attempting to diagnose and treat back pain. The two ...

Medically speaking, "referred pain" means that the pain you're experiencing on one part of your body isn't the actual source of the problem. An extreme but straightforward example of the referred pain ...

Shoulder pain often manifests as elbow discomfort due to referred pain, where nerve signals misdirect the source. Identifying the shoulder as the origin is crucial for effective treatment, involving ...

Testicles — the egg-shaped organs that sit just below the penis — are often the site of referred pain from surrounding areas. Referred pain can also radiate down the inner thigh. Many nerves, blood ...

Ovary pain can result from certain health conditions, including endometriosis, ovarian cysts, and referred pain from other organs, such as kidney stones. Treatment depends on the cause. If you have ...

Gallstones, hardened deposits in the gallbladder, can surprisingly cause referred pain in the shoulder due to shared nerve pathways. Inflammation from gallstones irritates the phrenic nerve, leading ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column about a person who had knee pain after a knee replacement. I am a retired orthopedic surgeon who performed on over 10,000 total joints of the hip, knee and ...