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Scalp tenderness may include pain, inflammation, tingling, numbness, irritation, itching, throbbing, and stinging. People may experience several symptoms together. Some scalp tenderness is...
Allodynia happens when things that don’t usually cause pain feel very painful. This extreme sensitivity to touch can happen after brushing your hair or wearing a cotton t-shirt. Many conditions and injuries cause allodynia. To relieve pain, providers treat the condition that’s causing it.
Migraine headaches cause intense, throbbing head pain. These headaches can also make your nerves incredibly sensitive, and even the slightest touch becomes painful. This is called allodynia,...
Occipital neuralgia is a condition in which the nerves that run from the top of the spinal cord up through the scalp, called the occipital nerves, are inflamed or injured. You might feel pain...
Allodynia is a type of nerve pain that causes a heightened sensitivity to touch and other contact to the skin. It results from a stimulus that is not normally painful (the word allodynia itself means “other pain”).
Allodynia is when you feel pain from actions that aren’t typically painful, such as lightly touching your skin. It’s an uncommon symptom that may result from several nerve-related conditions....
Headaches that occur on the top of the head may cause the sensation of having a heavy weight placed on the crown of your head or a tight band across the head. Identifying exactly what...
Allodynia is defined as a painful sensation after a light touch from something that shouldn’t normally provoke pain. For example, the simple task of running a brush through your hair, the waistband of your pants or underwear, or the elastic hair tie that securely holds your ponytail.
Though the pain doesn’t usually start on the top of the head, it could radiate there as the headache gets worse. You may have a migraine-like aura and nausea just before each one. Pain...
There are many reasons why a headache can occur in the top part of the head. Tension, migraine, and occipital neuralgia are some of the possible causes. In some cases, a person may need...