I have had terrible pain in my head and neck muscles for 3 years now. The pain effects my jaw joints, my neck is always stiff with knots in the back of my neck, I have head pain in the area between my ear and temple that on most days I want to put a drill into that spot. Sometimes the pain shoots up the top of my head. I have had CT scan, MRI both negative, seen my GP, an ENT, did 6 months of physical Therapy, had a nerve conduction, Saw a dentist who made me a night guard for possible TMJ and they all haven’t fixed the problem & sent me to everyone else. Can anyone relate, or maybe help me in a new direction?
#1 by bratty brat on February 4, 2010 - 10:57 am
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Buy a new pillow to sleep on and try a chiropractor. They might be able to relieve the pain. I have had chronic neck pain for 4 years. The best and cheapest relief came from my chiropractor. I saw her just a 4 times over about 3 weeks. After that, the pain is gone. Sometimes if I overwork myself or sleep strangely, it will hurt and I will go back 1 time. In the past year I saw her 2 times and both for pain in lower back not my neck.
A lot of MD’s will say that Chiropractors are quacks, but with the one I have now. I know she helps me, faster,cheaper and safer(without meds).
#2 by fireball on February 4, 2010 - 3:58 pm
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GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR .theyre great…Ive been seeing one since 92….Highly recommend them!!
#3 by jkp on February 4, 2010 - 7:16 pm
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could possibly just be stress related symptoms.
#4 by Rick Olderman, MSPT on February 4, 2010 - 7:51 pm
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In my experience as a physical therapist, most headaches and neck pain are due to the shoulder blades sitting too low on the trunk. I know this may sound odd but, to put it simply, there are muscles attaching from the shoulder blade directly to the first four neck vertebrae and skull. When the shoulders sit too low, these muscles then pull on the neck bones and skull causing neck pain and headaches.
Here’s a quick, simple test to see if this is a contributing cause of your headaches. If you’re having right-sided neck pain or headaches, raise your right hand and place it flat on top of your head for 20 seconds. Make sure your head doesn’t side-bend or rotate to achieve this. If your pain diminished after this test, then your scapula may be sitting too low causing your discomfort. This is easily correctable. This is also the culprit in diagnoses such as thoracic outlet syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome. I’ve just written a book about fixing neck pain and headaches using an approach based on this mechanical connection to the shoulder and neck. It has been very effective over the last few years and I think is worth a try if you haven’t found the answers you are seeking.
I’ve also posted this and another test on YouTube, if you’re interested.
#5 by Anonymous on February 4, 2010 - 7:59 pm
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I had pain like that caused by stress/anxiety. Does your mind race? That was a symptom of mine. I started an antidepressant and in a couple of weeks, my mind had stopped racing and my neck was much better. Zoloft is a good one to start with.