TENSION/CERVICOGENIC HEADACHES

Playing sports can be difficult when you have tension/ cervicogenic headache. A cervicogenic headache is a headache that originates from the neck. These headaches can make it difficult to do activities that involve turning you head and neck.

Cervicogenic headaches occur when joints and/or muscles are dysfunctional in the neck. This can cause pain in the head from a variety of sources: Compression of nerves that innervate the head, Referred pain into the head from the neck from tight muscles, Referred pain into the head from joints in the neck that are not moving properly. Upon physical examination, it can be easily determined if this is the cause of your head pain. Once diagnosed, comprehensive treatment to eliminate the cause of the pain can yield highly successful outcomes.

Cervicogenic Headache

Cervicogenic Headache