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Pressure headaches with unusual feature
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Pressure headaches with unusual feature
by problemmatic, Sep 20, 2005 12:00AM
For years now I have suffered from daily, excruciating headaches that feel like crushing pressure as well as pain, mostly frontal, sometimes occipital as well. Depending on which doctor I have seen they have been diagnosed as migraines, tension headaches, and chronic daily headaches -- not helpful. Neither abortive nor long term medications have helped. The one unusual feature that noone seems to be able to explain to me (I think when I mention it they just think I am crazy) is that I can obtain some relief if I am able to "crack" my neck. Not complete relief by any means, but this consistently does seem to temporarily relieve some of the pressure. Does this provide any clue to the nature of the headache or point in any treatment direction? Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-PW, Sep 26, 2005 12:00AM
The neck is intimately involved in head pain and many of the meck structures and nerves can result in head pain
For this reason, a physical therapist specializing in the neck can be essential
Also, pinched nerves in the neck like occipital neuralgia can cause pain in the head - a nerve block can help
muscle spasm can cause refractory head painm and a selection of Botox injections for headache can be very beneficial
Hope this information is of some help to you
Good luck
For this reason, a physical therapist specializing in the neck can be essential
Also, pinched nerves in the neck like occipital neuralgia can cause pain in the head - a nerve block can help
muscle spasm can cause refractory head painm and a selection of Botox injections for headache can be very beneficial
Hope this information is of some help to you
Good luck
Member Comments (3)
by chazownseeker, Sep 22, 2005 12:00AM
The last time I was having chronic head pain it turned out to be an intolerance to corn, which I consumed on a regular basis. The pressure headaches could be your bodies way of telling you that it cannot tolerate something regularly in your diet.
by markbos, Sep 25, 2005 12:00AM
Sounds like you should see a chiropractor-preferably one that specializes in chiropractic neurology. Spinal manipulation can indeed help decrease the pain of some types of headaches such as cervicogenic, tension or migraine headaches. Upper cervical joint dysfunction or myofascial triger points can cause or aggravate some types of headaches. Your medical neurologist may not be aware of this. Good luck.
