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I am having pain on my neck going towards the lower part of my head on the left side?

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Dr. Andrew Oswari answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Kink?: Did you wake up with it? Did you sleep wrong? If so most likely it is a muscle spasm.

Answered 6/27/2020

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