Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Pain on right side of head, sometimes front and sometimes back?

whats causing the pain in right side of the back and front of my head? i have never had any sorts of headaches in my life. sometimes when i touch the eyebrow area, it hurts.
thanx
Answer:
I rarely give advice to go to the doctor without giving your body to heal it's aches and pains, however, considering your history of no headaches, I think I would go to the doctor to get a cat scan and/or MRI.The first answer could be right but you are the only one who knows whether you have alot of new stresses in your life you have never experienced.GOOD LUCK!
It sounds like a tension headache.
I assume by "right side of the back" you mean upper back. If so then the head pain is easily explained. The muscles in the upper back and shoulder area refer to your head. They will cause headaches in the front of your head. The area itself will become tender as tension in the area, even when refered will cause the local muscles to tighten as well.If you mean lower right back, then it is probably a progression of spinal problems. Still the upper back refers to the head, but your lower back can also unsettle the upper back and then lead to headaches.Imagine how you walk. The leg and arm move. So the same for the spine. If the lower back tightens, so will the upper back. The lower back can be sore, the muscles in the upper back tighten and suddenly headaches occur.Don't worry it is not serious, especially if you are not a frequent headache person. But unless it settles quickly it does pay to rule out serious problems. This can be done without MRI's etc with a few "provocation tests" which you can get your doctor or Chiropractor to perform. If these show positive, then go further with tests.But think horses when you hoof beats, not zebras. So the most likely scenario is the muscle tightness. To solve your problem though, you need to release the muscles and possibly the joints in the area. A bit hard to detail this here, but there is a great free e-course with all the details on stretches etc for it. Go to http://www.back-pain-advisor.com/back-so... or you can contact the web site author and they will help over an email. So contact them for advice, it is free. IT's a great site with heaps of information on back pain, neck pain etc.

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