What could be a cause of shooting pain in the neck

Can a pinched nerve in your neck cause shooting pains when you tu…?

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Yes, a pinched nerve can present with those symptoms. I would see a good chiropractor because they handle this stuff every day. Generally, most medical doctors will handle these symptoms with painkillers or cortisone injections, neither of …

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Woke up three times with shooting electrical pain in my face. It ran from my neck and up to the top of my head/

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I have a sharp pain in the neck, which seems to draw in my head. It’s like a mix between a head and neck pain, but only on the right side of my head. I was in pain for over 2 weeks. I thought it would go, but I do not know what kind of doct…

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what could cause a sudden pain in the neck that has been happening for years?

Q: This pain has been going on for years now and it only used to happen about once a month but now it has been happening quite often. The pain usually is on the right side of my neck but will shoot up into my head and cause a burning sensation. I have not been to the doctor for it but when I was younger I did have a head injury, do you think that has anything to do with it? What should I do?

A: are you married?

Shooting neck and head pain?

Q: One day me and my brother were playing video games and I beat him so he jokingly dragged me out of his room. The problem is he doesn’t know his own strength and when he dragged me he pulled my arm pretty bad. My arm and shoulder hurt for a couple of days after that and for the past 3 weeks I’ve had back pain and shooting pain in my head, neck and occasionally my shoulder. I haven’t done anything physical that would cause this pain. Could my neck, head and back pain be related to this incident? What should I do?

A: You may have torn a muscle or tendon. See a doctor.

I’m having neck pain off and on, any idea what the cause could be?

Q: it almost feels like i slept on it funny, but it’s not something i woke up with. i was sitting on the computer last night and suddenly i started getting a shooting pain in my neck. after it started, it hurt all night last night, then today it has been off and on. it hurts just a little when i move my head front to back, it mostly hurts when i move my head right to left or side to side, but the pain is mostly in the back of my neck. right now i have a very slight headache and my neck/throat feels a bit swollen, but my throat does not hurt at all, just my neck. i haven’t had much of an appetite for the past two days and i suddenly felt extremely exhausted earlier tonight. i’m not sure whether or not these things are related, but i’m really confused as i did nothing that i can think of that would have caused this. has anyone experienced anything like this? do you have any idea what it could be?i’ve read the symptoms for menengitis and it does not sound like that.please do not just tell me “go see a doctor” i’m not stupid. if the pain is not relieved by tomorrow or worsens, i will go see a doctor.thank you Dr. Patrick. i appreciate your help. i will make an appointment tomorrow.

A: This sounds exactly like Vagus nerve pressure because it affects both the neck and the digestive tract. Vagus nerve pressure is most commonly caused by a C1 (top vertebra in the spine) misalignment (subluxation). This is something you need to go to a chiropractor for.