Recurring headaches, migraines, jaw pain, or facial nerve pain can interfere with work, sleep, focus, and daily life. At Prestige Pain & Trauma Institute, Dr. Martin helps patients in Loma Linda, Rosemead, Coachella, and surrounding areas identify possible sources of head and facial pain and discuss treatment options based on their symptoms, history, and goals.
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Chronic migraines can cause severe head pain, light sensitivity, nausea, visual changes, and disruption to your daily routine. For patients with frequent migraine symptoms, interventional pain treatments may help reduce the number or intensity of migraine episodes.
Treatment options may include:
If migraines are interfering with your quality of life, our team can help determine whether you may be a candidate for a more targeted treatment approach.
Occipital neuralgia can cause sharp, shooting, burning, or electric-like pain that starts near the base of the skull and may travel toward the scalp, temples, or behind the eyes. This type of pain is often related to irritation of the occipital nerves.
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The goal is to identify whether nerve irritation, muscle tension, or cervical spine issues may be contributing to your symptoms.
Some headaches start in the neck and refer pain into the head, temples, forehead, or behind the eyes. These may be related to cervical spine joints, muscle tension, nerve irritation, or posture-related strain.
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If your headaches are associated with neck pain, stiffness, reduced range of motion, or pain that worsens with movement, a cervical spine evaluation may help clarify the cause.
Trigeminal neuralgia and facial neuropathic pain can cause sudden, severe, sharp, burning, or electric-like pain in areas of the face. Symptoms may be triggered by everyday activities such as chewing, talking, brushing teeth, or touching the face.
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Because facial nerve pain can be complex, treatment is based on your specific pain pattern, triggers, and response to prior care.
TMJ-related pain can affect the jaw, face, temples, ears, and head. Some patients also experience jaw tightness, clicking, clenching, grinding, or muscle spasms that contribute to headaches and facial discomfort.
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If jaw pain, clenching, or facial muscle tension is contributing to your symptoms, targeted treatment may help reduce inflammation, muscle tightness, and pain.
Cluster-type headaches and autonomic facial pain can cause intense one-sided head or facial pain, often around the eye or temple. Some patients also experience tearing, nasal congestion, facial flushing, or restlessness during episodes.
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These conditions can be highly disruptive, so evaluation focuses on identifying the headache pattern and selecting targeted treatment options when appropriate.
Your evaluation may include a physical exam, a review of your symptoms and history, and a discussion of whether additional imaging, records, or diagnostic steps are needed to better understand your condition and confidently recommend next steps.
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Not all headaches or facial pain is the same. Chronic migraine, nerve pain, TMJ pain, and cervical spine-related headaches may require different treatment strategies.
Our approach focuses on:
You do not have to keep guessing what is causing your pain. Schedule an evaluation to take the next step.
