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Can u get pain in the back of your head from the pinched nerve in the neck?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: Consider over the counter pain meds and mild stretching. See your health provider if it worsens or persists.
Answered 7/6/2015
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Yes: This is actually one of the more common causes for muscle tension type headaches. Pain in the neck causes contractions in the muscles posterior to the spine which attach to the base of your skull. The contraction of the muscles causes the "tension" in the back of the head, leading to pain and soreness.
Answered 6/29/2015
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Yes: Either referred from the trigger of cervical spondylosis, or secondary to a more direct mechanism, irritation of the Greater Occipital Nerve. Both mechanisms can be readily treated effectively. Have your doctor sort this out and provide a treatment plan.
Answered 11/28/2017
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42 yrs old female started having pain in neck, back of head, high blood press & now lower jaw and right arm are shaking. reason?Pinched nerve may be?
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Pinched nerve hello, I have what i think is a pinched nerve in my neck or scapula. When i turn my head to the left i get a numb and a shooting pain on my left arm through my hand. When i massage my right scapula the same happens on my left. Who shall i
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Last September I went to the ER for numbness in left arm. They said I either have a pinched nerve or herniated disc in my cervical spine. When I turn my head I can feel the pain radiate down my arm. Can feel pain when I do neck exercises. X-ray ASAP?
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