Hi - I started having really bad left
temple area 'migraines' though I don't
have a history of migraines. Along with
dizzy/vertigo, sleep problems, neck
pain/tension, ear pain/fullness, all on
the left side ...
I"m seeing a chiropractor ... It's just
been 8 weeks and i'm not finding much
relief. Anyone else had issues or
thoughts on this muscle and what to do?
In the beginning doctors thought I just
had migraines, I was prescribed every
major migraine med available on the market
none of them worked, i've tried some other
main pain meds, the most effect of course
are anti-inflammatories. But I would
really like to fix this and stop just
trying to 'cope' or 'mask'.
Thanks,
epi
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Tessie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 5
Unhelped Neck Pain Posted: 08-13-06 11:49am
I have this same situation and am now
under the care of a neurologist. They
are telling me, now, that all the pain
medications that we've tried over the
years are the problem. They beleive now
that migraine is neurological and not
cerebral.. Please consider a neuro and
ask about "bridge therapy". Good luck.
Its not easy and i'm still doing it.
Aplacefortess at yahoo dot com
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Massage in Motion
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Toronto
Posted: 08-18-06 21:05pm
Just curious why you named your post
sternocleidomastoid muscle - neck
your symtoms are classic
sternocleidomastoid or scm referral pain.
Are you getting an aura with your
migraine. Do you know what triggers your
migraines - weather, hormonal, food...
If your scm is involved you can do some
self massage. The scm attaches from
behind the ear to the collarbone and if
you tilt you head to the right and then
look up you can feel and see your scm.
To massage you can lightly stroke each
section for 30sec and then do some light
squeeze. You might want to look up rehab
for whiplash - alot of the stretches and
strenghten exercises could possibly help
