What Causes Cervicogenic Headaches?

Cervicogenic headaches are defined as a one-sided head pain that is referred fro the cervical joints in your spine.

In other words, there are nerve roots that exit your upper cervical spine that innervate those same joints. Irritation to those nerve roots can cause a cervicogenic headache whenever neck movement is involved.

Risk Factors:

Cervicogenic headaches have a variety of risk factors that can increase the chance of developing them. This can include -

• Poor Posture

• Muscular Stress

• Cervical Disc Issues

• Current or Prior Neck Injury

• Fatigue/Sleep Difficulties

Symptoms:

If you've ever suffered from a cervicogenic headache, you know how miserable it can be. Typically, the pain is located on one "side" of the head - this can be the front, back, or either side of your head. These headaches can go on for hours, to days, to weeks depending on the root of the issue. The pain can be described as: dull, achy, and non-throbbing. Other symptoms includes things such as neck pain, shoulder pain, blurred vision, and dizziness.

What Can Help?

• Massage

• Neck Exercises

• Relaxation Therapy

• Postural Retraining

• Manual Therapy

• Dry Needling or Acupuncture

• Chiropractic Adjustments

• Aerobic Exercises

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