Do twins really feel each other's pain?

What comes to mind when you think of twins? For a lot of people, I think of it as a way of life. I am a fraternal twin and my twin brother's name is Lucas. When people find out we are twins, mostly get a reaction of "what is it like?" and "really, thats so cool! But the most common questions we get... "can you hear what each other is thinking?" or "can you feel each other's pain?". When asked this, Lucas and I always answer, "No, this isn't the circus". Until it happened, or at least maybe it happened.

When we were seniors in high school, my twin brother was a starter on the Varsity Hockey Team. Like a good sister would, I attended all the games to show my brother support and some school spirit. They were playing our rivals, and it was the biggest game of the year. With only 3 minutes left of the game, the Tigers (our high school team) had possession of the puck. My brother took the puck down to their zone with ease, when suddenly he was checked into the boards from behind. It looked like he had done a back flip.

Then suddenly, I felt this shooting pain down my spine. I wasn't pushed or anything, just an immense shot, as if someone has punched me in the back. I screamed, and ran closer to the boards to get a closer look. With tears in my eyes, for my pain and my brother, I couldn't understand what happened. He didn't get up for what seemed like forever, then finally he got up, looked at me, tapped the glass and smiled. I knew he was fine, but what happened to me? What was the pain I felt?

Maybe it was just the shock of seeing my brother get hurt, but maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was the fact that twins really can feel each other's pain and emotion. I have no idea, but it was something that only Lucas, my twin brother, and I experienced.