Does your pain worsen with movement?

Emil says, "Come to think of it now, it does."

Learning Point: Pain worsening with movement is a feature of INCIDENTAL pain. This is a key feature of bony metastases in the spine, pelvis or femora. Bony metastases cause a type of SOMATIC pain characterized as gnawing, aching, well localized and occasionally cramping. This is compared to VISCERAL pain which is a more poorly localized, squeezing, aching type such as pain from liver metastases.

From: "Alberta Cancer Board:Alberta Palliative Care Resource 2nd ed. 2001"