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What Causes Headache After Head Injury?

I fell backwards from a standing position and hit my head on the carpeted floor. I did not pass out but i have a headache today and had one all night. I was very sore on the back of my body which I am sure will be there a while and I am a person that has frequent headaches but this one feels different and I haven t had one of my bad headaches for a couple weeks. I did not vomit, I did not black out. I do not want to run to the hospital er if i don t have to. I was just concerned about the headache. I also have neck and shoulder pain. I have moderate to severe scoliosis in three parts of my spine the worst being in the cervical area. I am on disability for that. I live alone but my daughter did visit last evening after this happened for a couple hours and nothing unusual. Just this nagging headache.
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Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. Headache after injury is normal. It becomes serious if it occurs even after taking medication or increasing in severity. This type of headache suggests serious type of head injury. In such case, consult ER as soon as possible. The doctor might advise you CT scan of head to rule out fracture or intracranial bleed. Further management will be decided after Ct report.

If your headache is mild, not increasing and you are getting relief after taking painkiller, it appears to be mild head injury. You can observe yourself at home. Observe other signs of dangerous head injury
: vomiting
: loss of consciousness
: decreasing consciousness
: fits
: bleeding through nose/ear/throat
If any of above sign, follow dangerous head injury instructions.

Meanwhile at home, you can
: keep your head higher than chest
: apply icepacks at injury site
: take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription
: take rest
Hope it will help you.

Thanks. Take care.
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What Causes Headache After Head Injury?

Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. Headache after injury is normal. It becomes serious if it occurs even after taking medication or increasing in severity. This type of headache suggests serious type of head injury. In such case, consult ER as soon as possible. The doctor might advise you CT scan of head to rule out fracture or intracranial bleed. Further management will be decided after Ct report. If your headache is mild, not increasing and you are getting relief after taking painkiller, it appears to be mild head injury. You can observe yourself at home. Observe other signs of dangerous head injury : vomiting : loss of consciousness : decreasing consciousness : fits : bleeding through nose/ear/throat If any of above sign, follow dangerous head injury instructions. Meanwhile at home, you can : keep your head higher than chest : apply icepacks at injury site : take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription : take rest Hope it will help you. Thanks. Take care.