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Tight Neck And Back Muscles, Headache, Short Term Memory, Twitching Fingers. History Of Car Accident. Suggest

I got into a car accident 6 years ago. To this day, my the tendons in my neck are extremely tight, causing headaches and distraction. My back muscles are fairly tight too. I also struggle with forgetfulness, short term memory only. Sometimes I ll be so tight that my fingers in my hand lose their dexterity and the fingers in my right hand twitch. At times I will get light headed and it is hard to focus on things at hand. What can I do to make myself loosen up? Also, do you think I may have suffered from nerve damage in that car accident? All of these things begin happening right after my accident.
Sat, 20 Apr 2013
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Internal Medicine Specialist 's  Response
hi
there may be following resaons for your symptoms with a car accident 6 years ago:
1.post concussional symptoms but those symptoms are same as yours but they rarely persist beyond 2 months
2.cervicogenic pain meaning your neck bones malalignment
3.spinal stenosis at your neck resgion
4.internal carotid artery dissection
5.cervical myelopathy means your neck spine having pressure effects
6.chronic subdural heamatoma
7.PTSD post traumatic stress disorder
go to neurosurgeon and get tested for above diseases and you will get your answer....its critical that you see a dcotor very soon
take care
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Tight Neck And Back Muscles, Headache, Short Term Memory, Twitching Fingers. History Of Car Accident. Suggest

hi there may be following resaons for your symptoms with a car accident 6 years ago: 1.post concussional symptoms but those symptoms are same as yours but they rarely persist beyond 2 months 2.cervicogenic pain meaning your neck bones malalignment 3.spinal stenosis at your neck resgion 4.internal carotid artery dissection 5.cervical myelopathy means your neck spine having pressure effects 6.chronic subdural heamatoma 7.PTSD post traumatic stress disorder go to neurosurgeon and get tested for above diseases and you will get your answer....its critical that you see a dcotor very soon take care