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Can snapping your neck back in a chair cause throbbing in the rear of head?

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Occipital neuralgia: Involves the greater and lesser occipital nerves located in the back of the scalp and can produce neck pain as well as headache. Although there is no epidemiological data available, on is regarded as a common cause of protracted or severe headache. Rec.: see a headache or orofacial pain specialist.

Answered 1/30/2014

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