Rising costs in healthcare necessitate a reflection on the use of resources. Just as good listening (medical history) and careful observation of the patient form the basis for diagnosis, segmental symptoms provide simple and effective means to reach a conclusion. Here too, we see a lag in the scientific foundation. A striking example is visceral pain: disturbances of internal organs can manifest with various symptoms that, at first glance, seem unrelated to the organ in question. Transferred pain (misdirected pain) is one such example. New insights into plasticity clarify that segmental phenomena may be more pronounced in certain individuals than in others: each nervous system is shaped by uniquely specific life experiences. Given the few publications on this topic.