Scalp pain when touched

Does your head or scalp hurt from wearing your hair in a ponytail? Is your head or scalp sensitive when your head is touched?

Do you find being touched anywhere sends shivers down your spine?

Right side of head tender to touch

You may feel you’re alone but take heart. Research suggests there is a connection between sensitivity to touch and conditions like migraine, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) — a symptom called allodynia.

What Triggers Allodynia?

Allodynia may sound like the name of a small foreign country, but it’s the clinical name for a common symptom found in many diseases, including migraine.

If you have a migraine, you are likely among the 80 percent who experience allodynia during attacks.

Allodynia is defined as a painful sensation after a light touch from something that shouldn’t normally provoke pain. For example, the simple task of running a brush through your hair, the waistband of your pants or underwear, or the elastic hair tie that securely holds your ponytail.

These normal occurrences typically don’t cause pain — unless you have allody

half of my head is sensitive to touch

my whole head is sore to touch