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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Neck?

I m constantly have this sharp pain on the right side of my neck. It pulsates at times, comes and goes every month or so. When I touch it I feel like its right around the area where the artery is in my neck. The pain shoots into my jaw as well. I am a right side sleeper, which I ve read can cause issues with acid reflux. Any ideas?
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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hi,

thank-you for providing the brief history.

As the symptoms suggest me it is more of a muscular pain and with thorough clinical examination and if required an MRI of cervical spine should help us understand the causative factor.

Also, the pain in the neck can be due to some factors like - trapezitis, cerical muscle spasm or degenerative disc pathology.

Post the clinical examination and MRI the treatment will be initiated with drug therapy to reduce pain and muscle spasm. Also physical therapy for improving the muscle strength to make the neck muscles stronger.

This pain radiating to the jaw can be due to muscle spasm in the neck as a part of a refered pain.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Neck?

hi, thank-you for providing the brief history. As the symptoms suggest me it is more of a muscular pain and with thorough clinical examination and if required an MRI of cervical spine should help us understand the causative factor. Also, the pain in the neck can be due to some factors like - trapezitis, cerical muscle spasm or degenerative disc pathology. Post the clinical examination and MRI the treatment will be initiated with drug therapy to reduce pain and muscle spasm. Also physical therapy for improving the muscle strength to make the neck muscles stronger. This pain radiating to the jaw can be due to muscle spasm in the neck as a part of a refered pain. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel