You forgot None Of The Above.   

I have none of these conditions. Healthy except CH!

I was breach, so I'm an exception to a possible rule.

I find this very interesting, and have suspicions of nerve injury effecting or causing my CH. I recently learned of "trigger Points" aka muscle knots, which I've had probably as long as CH.
One thing I read is that trigger points have 'referred pain', meaning the Trigger point will cause pain elsewhere, usually along a nerve path. I was shocked to see that Trigger Points in the Trapezius muscle area cause pain from the neck around the head, above the ear and end in the corner of the eye. The exact route as the trigeminal nerve and the common area of CH pain. Coincidence? possibly, but interesting non-the-less.
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A lot of people can associate trauma with an onset of CH, usually head trauma. I would think its rare to have head trauma and no neck trauma along with it. I know everytime my heads taken a knock, my neck takes a crank.

Here's a medical Journal on the issue of Trigger Points and CH specifically
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Excerpt
Abstract
Active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) have been found to contribute to chronic tension-type headache and migraine. The purpose of this case series was to examine if active trigger points (TrPs) provoking cluster-type referred pain could be found in cluster headache patients and, if so, to evaluate the effectiveness of active TrPs anaesthetic injections both in the acute and preventive headache's treatment. Twelve patients, 4 experiencing episodic and 8 chronic cluster headache, were studied. TrPs were found in all of them.

Here's a good site on Trigger points
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Why muscle knots matter so much
Trigger points matter. Aches and pains are an extremely common medical problem,10 and trigger points and myofascial pain syndrome are the most common undiagnosed source. They are a key factor in headaches, probably including migraine and cluster headaches as well,1112 neck pain and low back pain,1314 and (much) more. What makes trigger points clinically important — and fascinating — is their triple threat. They can:

    1 cause pain problems,
    2 complicate pain problems, and
    3 mimic other pain problems.


I grabbed a couple Ebooks on Trigger Points, if you would like them PM me with your email address and I'll send you copies.

Hi Playdon, Glad I could help you.

I would like to warn you and other that doing self trigger point therapy to the muscles of the neck can be very dangers as there is a main artery tucked away in there push to hard on this artery it can claps not good for you, The neck is best left to an expert mate.I have read a lot about trigger points and I would never play with these 2 neck muscles. Ever where ells is ok just read all you can on trigger point therapy first before you try and do it.

Trigger point therapy has work on me stopping one of my cycles 2 years ago working on the neck & back muscles Iv never taken heavy meds for my CH (only 2 tablets 12 years ago) and I was drinking my water. In say this I was dehydrated at the time, 3 sessions over 1 week cycle stopped.I keep drinking lots of water for about 4 weeks then went back to my old habits silly me.

The muscles around this artery maybe some of the trouble with CH in my opinion if these muscles are tyet they are more then likely stopping some of the blood flow its no wonder the blood want to come out the eye or build up behind the eye it has to go some there.To add to this the Brachial Plexus nerves are mixed in with these muscle if some of them aren't getting the blood flow around them that they need they aren't going to be happy at all. In my opinion this is why oxygen works as it gives the muscles more oxygen making the muscle relax.

  Now you are on the right track you need to know that trigger point therapy will only help you so much.I would say ?? % As you read more on trigger points you will see that the meds that you take are also part of your troubles (this is where rebound headaches come from) I would think they had you on a lot of meds after your neck injury. You will also see that one injured muscle on one side of your body can affect the hole side of your body over a period of time. For trigger point therapy to work (better) you need to be well hydrated and of the meds  (Well hydrated can take up to one month )Also if you are dehydrated on meds and have a bad diet your hormones will not be working as they should.

Have you ever googled what effect does my Medication have on my hormones

Hormones,dehydration, toxins and (metabolic wast in your muscles ) play a part with CH if your hormones aren't right your body want work as it should if you are dehydrated your hormones want work as they should and if your hormone are not working as they should the hypothalamus can't work as it should if you are dehydration you will have to much toxins in your body if you have to much toxins in your body your hormones want works as they should if you have to much metabolic wast in your muscles they want work as they should.



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Globi wrote on Jan 27^th, 2012 at 11:51pm:


Just about nobody will have exactly identical leg lengths.

Forgive my ignorance but I have always thought that when a Poll is run the person giving an answer was allowed the opportunity to say YES or NO, your poll only allows those who have these conditions to give an answer, I'd suggest that one % have given you the answer, the other 99% who would have ticked a NO box weren't able to as it simply wasn't there.

Do you have a brachial plexus injures Do you have Thoracic outlet syndrome  Do you have carpal tunnel syndrome Have you had a Nerve conduction studies done Is one leg shorter Do you have lower back pain Do you have leg pain NO
Do you get neck pain

There is no credible scientific evidence nor an overwhelming number of anecdotal reports to support an opinion of "metabolic waste" causing Cluster Headaches in otherwise normal, healthy human beings.

There is no credible scientific evidence nor an overwhelming number of anecdotal reports to support an opinion that "trigger point therapy" will relieve the pain of Cluster Headaches.

You are of course entitled to any opinion you so desire to have. Keep in mind that the act of stating those opinions on a Internet message forum does not in and of it's self turn those opinions in to facts. Barry is entitled think to critically and respectfully point out any "holes" he may see in said opinions.

Sharkbay wrote on Jan 29^th, 2012 at 6:37am:


Do you have credible evidence that oxygen removes 'waste'? What sort of waste is it that oxygen removes and where is it located?

Hi Guys MANY THANKS for your input much appreciated, I would like to say I never come to any conclusion from the 2  polls that I did and have decided to get on with my life, No more research for me. Im going to do one more poll give you all the info I have and say good luck to all. MANY MANY THANKS Les

Just because there is a correlation in the results does not mean that there is a relationship between the two.