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Understanding the Connection Between Your Neck and Head Pain
When you have a headache, your neck may not be the first place you think to look. But for some patients -particularly those experiencing cervicogenic headaches - problems involving the cervical spine and surrounding musculoskeletal structures can contribute to headache symptoms.At Unique Care, evaluating headaches from a physical therapy perspective means looking beyond where the pain is felt
What Is a Cervicogenic Headache?
A cervicogenic headache is a headache attributed to a disorder involving the cervical spine and its
components.
• Pain beginning around the neck or base of the skull
• Pain traveling toward the head
• Reduced neck mobility
• Symptoms aggravated by certain neck movements or positions
• Tenderness around cervical muscles and joints
Why Manual Therapy Plus Exercise?
Manual therapy can help address mobility restrictions and musculoskeletal contributors to symptoms. Exercise helps the patient maintain improvements, develop strength and endurance, and become less dependent on passive treatment. At Unique Care, that is an important distinction: we do not want patients to simply feel better on the treatment table. We want them to function better outside the clinic.
Could Your Neck Be Contributing to Your Headaches?
If headaches occur alongside neck pain, stiffness, limited movement, prolonged desk work, or symptoms affected by neck position, a physical therapy evaluation may help determine whether the musculoskeletal system is contributing.
At Unique Care, our hands-on approach combines manual therapy with exercise and patient education to address the individual factors identified during your evaluation.
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