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Suggest Treatment For Headache With Back Pain

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Posted on Fri, 4 Apr 2014
Question: Good evening Doctor, i wanted to inform you that i have head ache and pain on back side of neck. I will get sleep unless i apply amurtanjanam or zandu balm.
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Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (7 hours later)
Brief Answer: It could be muscle tension or migraine. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX Thank you for posting your query. Based on your symptoms, it could either muscle tension headache or migraine. We need to confirm the diagnosis, based on the symptoms and examination. Sometimes, a scan may be needed also. Medications such as flunarizine or prothiaden tablets may help in preventing the headaches. For pain relief, you may take naproxen or etoricoxib tablets. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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Suggest Treatment For Headache With Back Pain

Brief Answer: It could be muscle tension or migraine. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXX Thank you for posting your query. Based on your symptoms, it could either muscle tension headache or migraine. We need to confirm the diagnosis, based on the symptoms and examination. Sometimes, a scan may be needed also. Medications such as flunarizine or prothiaden tablets may help in preventing the headaches. For pain relief, you may take naproxen or etoricoxib tablets. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in