Cervicogenic headache

Cervicogenic headache: Introduction

Cervicogenic headache: Cervicogenic headache is a syndrome characterized by chronic hemicranial pain that is referred to the head from either bony structures or soft tissues of the neck. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cervicogenic headache is available below.

Symptoms of Cervicogenic headache

• Head pain
• Neck pain
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cervicogenic headache?

• Failure to diagnose Cervicogenic headache
• Hidden causes of Cervicogenic headache (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Cervicogenic headache

Causes of Cervicogenic headache

• Cervicogenic headache is associated with degenerative change to the upper cervical spine. Studies have indicated that the most common origin of pain is from the derangement of the zygapophyseal joints of the occipito-atlanto-axial joints (O/C1, C1/2), with referral of pain into the head
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More information about causes of Cervicogenic headache:

• Underlying causes of Cervicogenic headache

Treatments for Cervicogenic headache

• Massage
• Exercises
• Mobilisation
• Manipulation (following vertebral artery screening and testing)
• Postural assessment and correction
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See full list of 7 treatments for Cervicogenic headache

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Cervicogenic headache

Medical research articles related to Cervicogenic headache include:

• Diagnosis and management of headache in adults
• Interventional techniques: evidence-based practice guidelines in the management of chronic spinal pain.
• Guidelines for all healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and management of migraine, tension-type, cluster and medication-overuse headache
• Mind-Body Therapies for Headache
• Tension Headache
• Cervical Disc Protrusion and Lesions
• more research...»

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