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Q: Injured neck muscles and headaches

asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 17th, 2008

ok so i have this pain in my back of the head , i guess that part is called occipitalis or something . i wrestle stay thealthy i weight 150 pounds 16 years old ... whenever i shake my head up and down that part "hurts" nothing really painfull but i can feel it ... it goes down after each day .. it hurts in the morning when i shake head like stubbing pain ? but it is not like a regular head ache ... i dont ahve vision problems or dizzines or something else ... i rread that it can be a muscle injurie and that it happens to wrestlers and weight liftters ... cuz it does not hurt unless i shake it u know... plz tell me what it is thnx

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on November 18th, 2008

Headache and Migraines Answer A4927

Injury of neck muscles could cause pain in the occipital part of the head.

You could consult your GP to check this and any other possible reasons for your headache.

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