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Suggest Treatment For Pain In The Back Side Of The Head

I had a nasty fall in my kitchen yesterday evening...my head hit the corner of the kitchen wall pretty hard. I first felt pain in the top right part of my head but there was no visible bump, so I treated with an ice pack for about 2 hours. Well, the pain spread to the back of my head and then to the back of my neck. Feels like it's going into my back/spine. I didn't lose consciousness or anything...I've been normal for the most part, just the pain is "travelling" down towards my back. What could this be?
Tue, 7 Oct 2014
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Hi ! Good eveining. I am Dr Shareef answering your query.

From the description of increasing intensity and spread of the pain due to the trauma sustained, I would advise you to visit a general surgeon or report to the ER of your nearest hospital so that related investigations along with a thorough physical examination could be done to diagnose the problem, and go for further management. Till then, you could go for an anti inflammatory along with a proton pump inhibitor drug.

I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef
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Suggest Treatment For Pain In The Back Side Of The Head

Hi ! Good eveining. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. From the description of increasing intensity and spread of the pain due to the trauma sustained, I would advise you to visit a general surgeon or report to the ER of your nearest hospital so that related investigations along with a thorough physical examination could be done to diagnose the problem, and go for further management. Till then, you could go for an anti inflammatory along with a proton pump inhibitor drug. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef