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Can chronic neck pain refer pain to the face? i have bilateral face pain and it eases with neck massage! i have tight muscles on neck and face.
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Yes it can: especially if that neck pain comes from nerve pain (neuropathy) and not muscle pain (myopathy). If your neck muscles are rigid and taut all the time, then the pain is most likely myopathic and will require a combination of anti-inflammatory medicines, muscle relaxant medicines, and manipulation/masssage. Heat application also helps. If it is neuropathic pain, then you need xrays of neck.
Answered 10/1/2015
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