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Originally Posted by DFayesMom
I had the exact same pain behind and above my eye that you have. It did go away, so there is hope for that. I don't think that everyone that has PCS has the same cause of their problems that I do, but I want to make sure you know every avenue you can take to get better.
I have a plethora of eye related problems due to my concussion (read my siggy for details), and if you haven't already seen a neuro-ophthalmologist, I would if I were you. I should've seen one way back in October, but unfortunately my doctors weren't on top of things and I wasn't capable of being my own advocate at that point. You need to make sure that vision problems aren't contributing to your headaches or any other symptoms you might be having, because there are separate ways addressing vision-related issues.
Also, have you checked to make sure you don't have an injury to your neck that could be a contributing factor to your headaches? Some of the headaches that I was having were due to a gap between my C2 and C3 vertebrae. I saw a physical therapist who was trained in the Mulligan technique, and she fixed me right there in one minute. She also taught me how to fix it myself if the problem were to recur, which I have done a handful of times. I had had these terrible headaches for a month and a half, so this physical therapist was like an angel to me. Neck injuries can come along with concussions and cause headaches, so just be aware of that!
You would think that the pain behind and above my eye was caused by my vision-related issues, but it was actually caused by the neck injury. Once my neck was fixed, those headaches went away. I think this could be a good lead for you! I hope that it is anyway.
Good luck! I hope you start feeling better soon.
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Oh my goodness, that gives me a lot of hope, thank you so much!! I certainly will look into the Mulligan technique! I suppose my only concern would be in how drastic that technique is? Is it more of a chiropractic sort of POP or a gentle type of thing? I ask because I am an swimmer and I do have a high amount of ligament laxity (am double jointed all over) which results in a number of other injuries I've had to deal with along with a high inflammatory response to being adjusted in any way. Due to years and years of swimming (and childhood mild scoliosis) I am very hunched and my neck protrudes forward quite a bit which is something that most physical therapists and chiropractors probably would be VERY concerned to see but I've found that any adjustments in that area that are too extreme only send me farther forward in my hunch in the long term. Anyway, I'd just love to know a little more about how you were able to discover the injury to your neck and what the technique was like? Thanks so much, I really appreciate your help. You are the first person I've "met" who had pain around/behind her eye and it is a comfort to know I'm not alone! All the best