Nerve damage generally happens slowly, says Isha Gupta, M.D., neurologist. So you might be able to catch it and prevent it ...

Nerve sensitivity. Overactive nerve endings in the scalp may misinterpret normal stimuli as pain or discomfort. This heightened sensitivity could result from inflammation, injury, or conditions ...

What Is an Occipital Nerve Block? An occipital nerve block is a procedure where your doctor injects a combination of pain medicine and steroids into the scalp at the back of your head.

Occipital neuralgia Occipital neuralgia affects the occipital nerves, which run from your neck up to the scalp at the back of your head. It happens due to nerve compression.

Learn whether your facial pain is a sign of trigeminal neuralgia, an intensely painful and often misdiagnosed headache disorder, and the difference between migraine and trigeminal neuralgia.

Experts now better understand the causes of different types of chronic pain. Here's what to know about the treatments that can bring relief.

Whether it comes on suddenly or has been building for a while, dealing with scalp pain is distracting and uncomfortable. It also raises questions like, “why does my scalp hurt?” as well as ...

He wanted to learn the connection between nerves and pain. The surgeon severed two nerves in Dr. Head’s arm, flexed it at the elbow, put it up in a splint, and left his hand free for testing.

A 67-year-old woman was evaluated because of headache and retro-orbital pain. MRI of the head showed edema and enhancement of the optic-nerve sheath, sparing the nerve. Polling is now closed.

GammaCore noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) therapy is a proprietary handheld device applied at the neck that stimulates the vagus nerve through the skin.