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What Causes Pain In Head Radiating Towards Neck And Shoulder?
I just got a sudden burning headache that within minutes had burning pain radiating down the left neck, shoulder, and arm and then jaw pain all on the left side. Im a 24 year old female. I don t want to go to the emergency room and don t know if I should.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
As this sounds to me like a cervicogenic headache and due to which the symptoms. If you are a computer worker or having job which demands to sit continuously and work in abnormal position than there might be spasm of the cervical paraspinal muscles leading to the headache along with the radiating symptoms.
I will advice to take a cervical collar, and apply over the neck. Doing hot water fermentation will help reduce the spasm and also the radiating symptoms. If the pain doesn't come down then an MRI cervical spine might be advised by the local orthopedist to rule out any nerve root entrapment.
With conservative management your symptoms can be controlled. Medication and Physiotherapy will be of use with posture correction.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel,
Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
As this sounds to me like a cervicogenic headache and due to which the symptoms. If you are a computer worker or having job which demands to sit continuously and work in abnormal position than there might be spasm of the cervical paraspinal muscles leading to the headache along with the radiating symptoms.
I will advice to take a cervical collar, and apply over the neck. Doing hot water fermentation will help reduce the spasm and also the radiating symptoms. If the pain doesn't come down then an MRI cervical spine might be advised by the local orthopedist to rule out any nerve root entrapment.
With conservative management your symptoms can be controlled. Medication and Physiotherapy will be of use with posture correction.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel,
Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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