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Throbbing pain left side of neck (do have anxiety problems) ekg and echo blood work normal. almost 7 months pregnant. anything to worry about?

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Dr. Mitchell Cohn answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Likely muscle throb: Women, pregnant or not, w/ throbbing in side of neck who have had med tests to rule out serious problems are left with a couple of poss. causes: nervous tick (if due to anxiety), nerve irritatio: mechanical-due to pregnancy or just due to spinal or rib dysfunction irritating nerve.In pregnancy, meds are a bad idea, but osteopathic hands-on exam may find cause & gentle manipulation may fix it.

Answered 9/29/2016

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