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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
Many of us have chronic head aches long after our injuries. IICP in its risky form is not likely an issue. Doctors are rarely concerned except to treat for patient comfort. Even head ache specialists have a hard time pointing to a cause of chronic head aches in many patients.
What has your doctor said ?
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I've seen a few doctors at this point. My GP has been of no help -
rest is her greatest recommendation.
I've seen two concussion specialists, one of which is a neurosurgeon whose specialty is in the field of brain injury. She didn't seem overtly concerned about my condition, and suggested starting to incorporate light exercise (light weights and swimming). The problem is I find exercise often increases my headaches - I get a
pulsing and
throbbing sensation, which often takes a day or so to resolve back to baseline.
The second concussion specialist led me to a vision specialist. Apparently I have issues with binocular vision (BV), convergence insufficiency, amblyopia (right eye) and a couple other issues. I'm currently in treatment for these issues.
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Originally Posted by Jo*mar
Is your neck sore or tight & achy too , or only headaches?
If neck is sore , you could have muscle tension and perhaps trigger points too.
trigger points can cause referred pain and depending on where they are they can cause headaches.
Here is a interactive chart -
http://www.pressurepointer.com/pain_reference_chart.htm |
Thanks. I've been seeing a specialty chiropractor for almost 6 months now. I've been treated for both whiplash and subtle neck injury thus far.
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Originally Posted by Bruins88
Care to explain the symptoms of your headaches? The feeling of them or symptoms that happen during them? Anything particular causing them? Using anything to treat them?
For example I get migraines, forget the exact name I can look it up later and cluster headaches. Luckily the clusters are in remission. Its common with pcs it seems to have long lasting headaches.
Take care.
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It's been 9 months now since my injury, and I still struggle with headaches. They are often
dull,
not local (general, all over) and can be described with the word
pressure. They are generally mild to moderate.
Episodes (consecutive days with moderate headaches) usually last a few days, but can go as long as ten.
I wouldn't say anything
causes them in particular. They're just always
there. Using anything as in medication? No. I've been treated for whiplash and subtle neck injury post injury.