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I am having pain in the base of my skull right where the spinal cord goes into my head. someone said message it but it makes me have unbelievable pain?
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Occipital neuralgia: Sounds like there is irritation of the nerve there. Causes can include trauma to the back of the head, neck tension and/or tight neck muscles, osteoarthritis, rarely tumors in the neck, cervical disc disease, infection, gout and diabetes. People with migraine can sometimes experience occipital neuralgia too.
Answered 5/21/2016
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