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How Can headache Along With Back Pain be Treated?

Hi, can I answer your health question? Please type your question here..I have been taking Crestor for about a month. I have a bad headache starting every afternoon. o Knee and shoulder pain keep me awake at night. My back (already painful from nerve compressionnandndisc degeneration) is quite a bit worse. Advice?
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Hi,

As the amount of pain over back with a headache is much more, it is better to have an MRI of the cervical spine for further management guidelines rather than taking mere analgesic medications.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Purva Patel,
General & Family Physician
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How Can headache Along With Back Pain be Treated?

Hi, As the amount of pain over back with a headache is much more, it is better to have an MRI of the cervical spine for further management guidelines rather than taking mere analgesic medications. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Purva Patel, General & Family Physician