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Migraine Stiff Neck Muscle Spasms
Article updated and reviewed by Peter B. Kang, MD, Assistant in Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston, and Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA on March 30, 2005.
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8/20/07 #8: Knot in neck preceding Migraine?
Full Question:I am a 56-year-old female and have had migraines since I was about 35. They are preceded by a muscle knot in my neck, mostly... Read more »
06/18/07 #7: Every morning sore neck and hang-over-like headache?
Full Question: I wake up every morning with a soreness in the back of my neck and a hang-over like headache which makes me nauseous. I do... Read more »
10/22/07 #10: Migraines, spasms on left side of head?
Full Question:I have had migraines for as long as I can remember. About 4 years ago I started getting muscle spasms only on the left side... Read more »
Research Presentation Confirms Migraine and Neck Pain
Many Migraineurs have accompanying neck pain during a Migraine attack. For some, neck pain occurs more frequently than nausea. As common as... Read more »
6/9/08 #8: Basilar Migraines, limp muscles, tremors?
Full Question: I have been having what a doctor calls basilar migraine's, my symptom's are this, I get weak when I get hot, my muscles go... Read more »
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Esophageal spasm
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Diffuse esophageal spasm; Spasm of the esophagus SymptomsDifficulty swallowing or pain with swallowingPain in the chest or upper abdomenIt can be... Read more »
Coronary artery spasm
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Variant angina; Angina - variant; Prinzmetal's angina SymptomsSpasm may be "silent" -- without symptoms -- or it may result in chest pain or angina.... Read more »
Lumbar Muscle Spasms
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Lumbar muscle spasms are involuntary contractions of the muscles of the lumbar region of the back (the lower back).The back's muscles and any of the... Read more »
Neck pain
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Alternative NamesPain - neck; Neck stiffnessConsiderationsNeck pain is discomfort in any of the structures in the neck. These include muscles and... Read more »
Marijuana May Ease Muscle Spasms from MS
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