Scalp pain may be related to physiological factors, but also may be caused by cervical spondylosis, neurological headache, shingles and other reasons.
1. Physiological factors: for example, usually do not pay attention to head hygiene leads to scalp itching, often scratching the scalp caused by scalp damage, may feel scalp pain.
2. Cervical spondylosis: due to the disease patients normal cervical vertebrae physiological curvature changes, if the patient maintains an inappropriate posture for a long time, resulting in neck muscle tension, spasm, the scalp part of the blood vessels and nerves caused by the pulling stimulation, may cause scalp pain, may also be accompanied by headache, neck and shoulder pain and other symptoms.
3. Neurogenic headache: this disease is usually caused by long-term poor living habits, mental overstress and other reasons, when neurogenic headache attack, can lead to the scalp part of the muscle, fascia contraction, may feel scalp pain, may also be accompanied by head tightening sensation, panic, tinnitus and other symptoms.
4. Herpes zoster: usually caused by chickenpox-herpes zoster virus infection, occurring in the head, face, waist and other parts of the skin can lead to the affected areas of the skin appear clustered distribution of blisters, which may cause scalp pain.
Scalp pain in the exclusion of physiological factors, should be taken seriously, as soon as possible to the regular hospital consultation, clear cause, by the doctor’s guidance treatment and adjustment.