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A 41-year-old female asked:
i got bells palsy december 2013= i had a mri. my face is 90% recovered but i still get the terrible headaches. is this normal? can go on a plane?
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Dr. Hal Blatman answered
Pain Management 41 years experience
What's tender?: Most headaches come from muscle and fascia in the head, neck, upper shoulders, and upper back. Regardless of the bells palsy. Touch and feel where you are tender when you have a headache. If there are tender spots in back of neck, head, upper shoulders, see massage or myofascial release. Learn about myofascial pain. Learn more:
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4393 viewsAnswered May 28, 2020
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Dr. John Wallace commented
Emergency Medicine 41 years experience
could be myofascial and respond to trigger injection. headaches need characterization by location, frequency, associated symptoms. airplane flight would be difficult if ear or sinus pressure responsi
May 28, 2020
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