Which locations are listed as other common referred pain areas?

• A. Neck, throat
• B. Chest, breast, ribs, hip, groin, SIJ sacrum and pelvis
• C. Face, jaw
• D. Thigh, calf

Answer: (B)

Referred pain happens when pain from internal organs or deep structures is felt in areas served by the same nerve pathways, so the brain interprets it as coming from a different location. The option listing chest, breast, ribs, hip, groin, and the sacroiliac joint region including the sacrum and pelvis reflects a broad set of trunk and pelvic areas where this kind of referral is commonly reported in clinical screening. These regions share spinal segments with many thoracic and abdominal structures, so discomfort from those sources can be felt in these outwardly distant sites.

This broader trunk and pelvic pattern is useful in screening because patients often describe pain in these areas even when the underlying issue lies elsewhere, and recognizing that pattern helps avoid misattributing pain to only a local musculoskeletal source. In contrast, the other options focus on more limited or different regions (like neck or face or the limbs) that don’t collectively represent the broad set of commonly referred pain areas across various conditions.