Pain where skull meets neck on right side???

[Michelle820]

I get very bad migraines about once every week, and regualr headaches about 3 times a week.  I have not gone in a while to see anyone about my headaches.  But when I have a headache and afterwards the bony bump like thing where my skull and neck meet on the right side hurts.  What is that that hurts?  Is it a muscle?  Bone?  Who should I go see about this problem.

Thanks!!!!

Michelle

[gorbybelle]

the 'bit'!! you are explaining is muscle.{atleast that is what I was told by a sports injury expert]. I have pain there on one side or the other, sometimes both at once, it's where muscle attached to them have  contracted and not relaxed properly and so is causing these muscles to be out of relaxed state.  Mine are a lot worse when I am stressed or just not getting enough sleep.  I am not an expert so you should see an expert to put your mind at rest. I also have migraine type headahes, the short stabbing kind, so I guess this is connected.  I find having a bath or shower so that this area is warmed-up then massaging in essential oil  eg;rosemary, lavender etc, is usually a way of getting relief from the pain, especially just before bed,  or once warm and massaged I keep a warmed towel around my neck.  The best advice is do what ever it takes to relax [long term it has made my pain a lot less intense]. god luck

[noneck]

Hi  Michelle

I do have that sometimes but i am fused from C3 thruT2. So dicomfort in that area will maybe a proplem for me,I cant tell tell it's been only 5 weeks since surgery. i'n the past i had a lot of problems up there. Start with your doctor for a x-ray to see there is no mass's causing any problems. then find a good chiro that specializes in the upper neck (atlas and axis). decompression of the spine can be helpful. Then if you need have occipital blocks performend by a good pain management doctor.

Hope I Help