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How Should Occipital Area, Neck And Arm Pain Be Treated?
for abt 3 months now, I have such excrusiting pain in the back of my head, right side of my neck, temple on the right side of my head. Yesterday I had such a stabbing pain down my left side of neck and left arm (this didn t last) but it was enought to make me shocked. I took some prescribed medicines 3 months ago, and ever since I have been in terrible pain. I ve been to 2 doctors, one through a sinsus infection, the other a whip lash action from the throw up that lasted much too long. I m very concern about the neck and back of my head pain..along with at times the right side of my head (temple area). Just too sick and too much pain. can t seem to take medicine, makes me very ill...please do you have any thoughts? thanks Jrean
Mon, 13 Apr 2015
Hi,
From you description i understand that you had a whiplash action trauma, maybe after this your story begins.
You did not describe us if there are any head positions that worsen pain or ameliorate it.
my hypothesis is that you may suffer occipital neuralgia post traumatica.
in such cases it is needed to have an appointement with you doctor so as to undergo a clinical examination, maybe imaging with head and cervical CT scans or MRI is needed. If we had the riht diagnosis there is nededed medical or surgical treatment with doctor supervision. It is not a condition that could solve with home remedies.
Feel free for any other information.
From you description i understand that you had a whiplash action trauma, maybe after this your story begins.
You did not describe us if there are any head positions that worsen pain or ameliorate it.
my hypothesis is that you may suffer occipital neuralgia post traumatica.
in such cases it is needed to have an appointement with you doctor so as to undergo a clinical examination, maybe imaging with head and cervical CT scans or MRI is needed. If we had the riht diagnosis there is nededed medical or surgical treatment with doctor supervision. It is not a condition that could solve with home remedies.
Feel free for any other information.
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