A member asked:

I sometimes feel like someone inject a needle in the tip of my thumb till my neck. this pain lasts in a minute, but it hurts my a lot. is this normal?

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Question unclear ?Nl: All pain perceived within our mind's/brain's internal model of the body, look up homunculus & perceived as originating from somewhere in our body (correct or incorrect). Example: people with amputations commonly continue to perceive feelings/symptoms from within portions of their body no longer present. Normal has little/nothing to do with excellence of health; only means usual, common, average.

Answered 12/10/2013

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