What Causes Pain In Jaw Region, Scalp And Shoulder?

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015

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Question : I don't know if it is the way i sleep or if i am stressed while i sleep or if i clench my teeth .. but I wake up in a lot of pain on my scalp like at the center top of the scalp, it's very tender as if i have a bruise and a cut at the same time. I have been dealing with this for a very long time now, been to numerous doctors with no proper diagnosis, and no relief. I also have jaw pain, shoulder and pain on my hands. But what worries me the most is my scalp.

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Temporomandibular disorder

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXX,

Thanks for consulting Healthcaremagic.
This is Dr. Priyanka Tiwari answering your query.

Read your query and understand your concern as far as pain in region of jaw , scalp and shoulder is concerned it can be due to Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) . See what happened is due to clenching of teeth (night grinding) muscle around temporomandibular joint go for contraction and cause pain in jaw . Main cause of night grinding (bruxism) is due to stress. Dont take Stress there is nothing to be worried so much.
For this I will suggest you to take some precautions :
- Take soft diet.
- Avoid excessive mouth opening .
- Do Hot formentation (take towel soak it in warm water squeeze it and put it in region of jaw and shoulder ) .
-For pain in jaw you can apply ointment like Relaxyl gel on jaw and shoulder region .
- You can take muscle relaxtant like Myospaz forte or Flexon MR by consulting with local doctor.

You can do these remedies if you wont get releif then consult good oral surgeon for clinical examination and if needed go for investigation like OPG radiograph or TMJ Sectional view to confirm the diagnosis.

Hope I have answered your query .
If you have further query I will be happy to help.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (1 hour later)

Thanks, I did visited a XXXXXXX surgeon (ENT) they took a panoramic xray and said there was nothing wrong, one dentist which I explained my symptoms to said it could be TMJ but I do not have any funds (thousands or hundreds) to visit such specialists. Therefore I have been bearing the pain. Pain in my scalp is so sad I can't even touch it, the funny thing is when I do get these scalp pain i feel like a pulling sensation on my throat (neck) it is hard to explain.. I will try to see if I can get a muscle relaxant..is the OPG and OR TMJ sectional view the same as the panoramic x ray they took ?

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Dont take stress

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX,

Welcome again

Read your query I will suggest you to do these remedies and dont take stress . Do hot formentation of muscles and warm saline gargle 3 - 4 times a day . As you are asking about panoramic xray and tmj sectional view both are different radiograph. If you have panaromic xray you can upload in report section it will be helpful for me to give you diagnosis . I will suggest you to go for tmj sectional view for examination of temporomandibular joint .

Hope this will help you .

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D