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I have a light pain on the left side of the back of my head or my upper neck. its not a sharp pain just a very light throbbing its been going on for y?

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Dr. Harold Fields answered

Pain: It is probably musculoskeletal if it has lasted for this long I would try and anti-inflammatory to see if you can get it to go away

Answered 3/3/2017

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A member asked:

I have a light pain on the left side of the back of my head or my upper neck. its not a sharp pain just a very light throbbing its been going on for y?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Harold Fields answered

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