Pain doesn't show up without reason. Whether it's a nagging headache that won't quit, lower back discomfort that makes getting out of bed difficult, or neck stiffness that limits your ...

It always starts on the right side of my neck, a single, deep spot that hurts so much that I press on it as hard as I can, thinking that will somehow loosen the knot and ease the pain. People often ...

The number of headaches people suffer seems to be increasing along with the pace of modern life. But if you suffer from headaches and your doctor has ruled out serious disease, you may find long-term ...

It appears that patients with tension-type headache (TTH) have relatively weak neck extension muscles, a new study shows. Researchers found that these patients are 26% weaker than controls with ...

Suboccipital headaches often develop due to nerve compression in the back of your neck. You may have sharp or shooting pain in your scalp that can mimic migraine episodes. Your occipital bone is the ...

Headaches are extremely common and they can take many forms, ranging from mild to debilitating and lasting minutes to days. When your cranium is in pain, it's easy to think your brain tissue itself ...

CHICAGO -- Inflammation and edema of the trapezius muscles appeared linked to tension and migraine headaches, a small prospective cohort study found. Patients with mixed-type tension and migraine ...

Headache location can offer clues but not a diagnosis. Pain may stem from irritated nerves, muscles, or blood vessels and is ...

A 50-year-old woman with persistent orthostatic headache is repeatedly misdiagnosed until imaging identifies spontaneous ...

Sometimes, earache and headache occur together. A few conditions can cause this, such as middle ear infections and migraine. The treatment for ear pain with headache depends on what’s causing it. Ear ...