@drjoedamiani: 🔥 Neck pain that travels into your head or jaw? The source may be lower than you think. Your neck, chest, and arm contain a dense network of nerves—and irritation in one region can sometimes create symptoms that feel like they're coming from somewhere else. Here’s what’s happening... ⚡ The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that travels from your neck into your shoulder and arm. Along its path, these nerves pass near the scalenes, collarbone, and pec minor, where they can become irritated or compressed. ⚡ Nearby is the cervical plexus, which supplies sensation and movement throughout portions of the neck and head. ⚡ Because pain from the neck and shoulder region can overlap, nerve or soft-tissue irritation lower down may sometimes accompany symptoms that travel toward the neck and head. Jaw or facial pain, however, can have many other causes and shouldn't automatically be assumed to come from the brachial plexus. Try this: ✅ STEP 1: Check the neck Apply gentle pressure around the side of the lower neck for about 10 seconds. You're looking to see whether it reproduces your familiar symptoms—not simply whether the spot is tender. ✅ STEP 2: Check below the collarbone Apply gentle pressure around the soft tissues below the collarbone. Again, pay attention to whether your usual symptoms travel or change. ✅ STEP 3: Gently open the area Bring your arm to roughly 45°, hold onto something stable, shift forward, and turn away. Add only a very gentle head tilt for about 10 controlled repetitions. ⚠️ This should NOT create strong shooting pain, numbness, or tingling. Nerves don't respond well to aggressive stretching, so keep the movement light and controlled. The location where you FEEL pain isn't always where the irritation begins. Sometimes looking at the neck, shoulder, chest, and nerves as one system reveals a missing piece. #NeckPain #NervePain #BrachialPlexus #JawPain #Headache
Dr. Joe Damiani, DPT
Region: US
Wednesday 26 August 2026 23:00:00 GMT
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Lilac :
That's what I think I have.
2026-09-06 18:52:42
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YTFallOut :
I have this. I also have tinnitus on my left ear for almost 15 years. My jaw is also stiff on the left side too. I need to be repaired 😭
2026-08-26 23:22:26
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𝐼𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑑 ✨♥️ :
That stretch felt good thank you . It’s all soo tight and pinched
2026-09-05 17:32:02
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Sean :
I think I have this
2026-09-06 19:58:00
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Sara🌞 :
Is it possible I have throat pain in one side and ear pain from that?
2026-08-28 08:28:23
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geez :
For the past 5 years, I’ve had neck pain affecting my head, eye and the side of my face. Thank you for explaining why.
2026-08-27 02:34:20
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IDunnoWhatevs :
I get this regularly along with sinus congestion. If I can clear the sinus congestion for some reason, the pain there usually alleviates. Not sure whether I’m doing something about the symptom or the source. I’ll have to try these stretches.
2026-08-27 13:27:19
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El Chile Vengador29 :
can that cause you to feel lightheaded or dizzy?
2026-08-27 16:27:53
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NKB35_ :
This is so timely for me
2026-08-26 23:08:37
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Curlydee :
this is whats happening to me
2026-08-27 05:16:15
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nellie :
I am suffering, thank u for explaining
2026-09-02 08:00:21
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Char D The Poet :
thank you because nobody was able to explain why my face hurt along with my arm
2026-08-31 22:18:24
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karla pena :
Would this show in an xray ?
2026-09-01 18:21:21
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user3431107636697 :
Your stretches really help thanks
2026-08-31 18:03:20
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danil🇰🇿 :
I got chestpain 1 day after a chestworkout, months later in my arm aswell and 2-3 months on top of that, neck and headpain and numbness on the side of my face/ jaw/ head. All on the left side. This seems pretty fitting
2026-08-27 17:17:57
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Kel_WHY⁉️ 🦘 :
Yup I pushed on those points and my cheek hurt. It appears this video is for me 😅
2026-08-27 03:34:09
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Freya's Fortress Crystals :
yep
2026-08-27 05:38:24
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सुनिल कार्की :
my pain went away while standing straight it was excruciating a while ago then went out like a bulb switched off must be a compressed nerve somewhere the pain under my jaw went away
2026-08-31 17:17:57
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Israel :
Dude is the goat
2026-08-30 20:44:21
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Israel :
Goat
2026-08-28 00:44:07
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snoo :
2026-08-29 17:14:29
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Eve :
Thank you very much
2026-08-28 15:33:28
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Luna :
Know all about it🥴😓
2026-08-29 21:49:00
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Jessie🦻QueenofThreads :
@Jessie🦻QueenofThreads:I have this due to a side ways car crash, off and on, is it only on the right side?I get pain, dizziness, migraine, really red cheek with the migrain that's triggered by heavy lifting,tinitus, nausea sore arm, dizzy, esp when heavy lifting
2026-08-28 14:02:03
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Janet Bessem :
thank you for sharing
2026-09-02 09:56:41
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