The term somatic pain refers to pain from the skin, muscles, joints and bones. It can be divided into deep and superficial somatic pain, it is easier to locate and usually more intense than visceral pain.Most of the time the pain that we perceive in everyday life is somatic pain, often associated with superficial injury to the skin surface, muscle strain and impact on the joints.t can be divided into deep and superficial somatic pain, it is easier to locate and usually more intense than visceral pain. Most of the time the pain that we perceive in everyday life is somatic pain, often associated with superficial injury to the skin surface, muscle strain and impact on the joints.