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Suggest Treatment For Neck Pain After Head Injury

i hit my head really hard the other day. my head does not feel right. When I try to think or focus it actually feels like too much work. Very emotional at the slightest provocation. Feel foggy and slow.. I'm tired and sore in my neck and sholders within two hours of getting out of bed.
Tue, 15 Mar 2016
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Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. It is good that you are conscious and oriented. The poor concentration, fogginess, neck and shoulder pain could be due to "concussion". It is a type of blunt head injury which is followed by temporary loss of consciousness and loss of memory for the incidence.

Concussion can cause persistence of headache, emotional irritability, confusion for few days. It usually recovers on its own. But sometimes symptoms may persist for few weeks.

To fasten relief, you can follow few tips

: Bed rest
: You can take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription
: Get neck and shoulder massage
: You can consult psychiatrist in case of persistence of your psychological symptoms
: Avoid work which require deep concentration


Hope it will help you. Still no relief, consult doctor. He might advise CT head to rule out any brain injury. Further management will be decided after report.

Thanks. Take care.

Dr Ishu Bishnoi

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Suggest Treatment For Neck Pain After Head Injury

Hello. Thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. It is good that you are conscious and oriented. The poor concentration, fogginess, neck and shoulder pain could be due to concussion . It is a type of blunt head injury which is followed by temporary loss of consciousness and loss of memory for the incidence. Concussion can cause persistence of headache, emotional irritability, confusion for few days. It usually recovers on its own. But sometimes symptoms may persist for few weeks. To fasten relief, you can follow few tips : Bed rest : You can take painkiller like Diclofenac sodium after proper prescription : Get neck and shoulder massage : You can consult psychiatrist in case of persistence of your psychological symptoms : Avoid work which require deep concentration Hope it will help you. Still no relief, consult doctor. He might advise CT head to rule out any brain injury. Further management will be decided after report. Thanks. Take care. Dr Ishu Bishnoi