I'm a 22 year old male and I was recently
in car accident about a month ago. Went to
the ER and was diagnosed with a Pinched
Nerve in my neck. Since then, I've been
getting these weird pains inside my head.
Sometimes it is dull, sometimes it is
sharp. It is rarely in the same place.
I'm baffled at what could be causing it.
My cousin died of a Aneurysm back in
December and I'm terrified that that is
what the problem is. I'm considering
going to the ER tonight cause of it, but
I'm not sure. I'm just scared of what it
might turn out to be.
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MandMs
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Posted: 07-08-08 06:50am
Were CT or MRI of your head performed
right after the accident?
What's the exact level of neck pinched
nerve (at the level of which vertebra)?
Is the pain usually radiating from the
neck to the forehead?
Does it commonly get worse as the day goes
on and it may spread over the top of the
head to the front part of the head?
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Phil70
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Posted: 07-08-08 11:19am
NO, they did not do a ct or an mri, just
xrays of the neck and shoulders. Not
exactly sure what vertebra it is located
at either. No, the pain doesn't radiate at
al, it just comes randomly, some days it
hurts, some it doesn't, i'm a computer
technician so i'm sitting down a lot
during the day. and no the pain doesn't
get worse, it's usually stays about the
same, about a 5-6 on a scale of 10
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Posted: 07-09-08 04:41am
90%of the people participating in car
accident experience headaches soon after
that.
30% of them still have the same headache a
year after the accident.
Most head-injured people will have one or
more different types of headaches.
When your head is thrown forward in the
accident, the disks that are between the
bones of your spine can get squished.
These squished disks may press on nerves
in the neck, causing pinched nerves.
Another problem that can happen at the
same time is stretched muscles (muscles
are holding the head no to go forward in
accident) leading to muscle knots.
Combination of pinched nerve and muscle
tension can be a reason for a head pain at
the back of the head that can go on for a
long period of time, possibly for years.
Where do you usually feel the head pain?
Have you been unconscious after the
injury?
