Head, Neck & Shoulder Pain

One in eight people suffer from recurring headaches that are so severe they cannot carry out normal living. An estimated 80% of all headaches are caused by muscle tension. If you suffer from head, neck or shoulder pain, it could be that it stems from your bite - and if so, our Hull dentist can help.

Bite problems

Headaches and neck and shoulder pain can result from dental stress and a tension headache can occur on one or both sides of your head or it may surround your head as if a steel band were wrapped around it. The pain feels like a dull, non-throbbing ache.

How Manor Dental Health in Hull can help

Your Hull dentist, Nick Allday, will examine your teeth, your muscles, and your jaw joints to determine if dental stress is the source of your headaches. If it is, treatment will involve correcting your bite so that the muscles can function without extra strain and tension and this may involve creating a tailor-made splint for your mouth. Nick is a member of the British Dental Acupuncture Society and has received specific training in acupuncture techniques to help with jaw joint problems, facial pain, muscle spasm in the head and neck, stress headaches and migraines.

Do you suffer from any of these?

Specific signs that indicate that the head, neck or shoulder pain may have a dental origin include:

• Pain behind the eyes
• Sore jaw muscles
• Tired muscles upon wakening
• Grinding of teeth
• Signs of wear on the teeth
• Clicking or popping of the jaw joints
• Head and/or scalp that’s painful to touch
• Evidence of tongue and cheek clenching
• Some of our patients have suffered for years with unexplained head, neck and shoulder pain. If this sounds familiar, please contact us today.

Fill in our contact form or call us on 01482563593 to find out more about how we can help at your Hull dental practice.