| What to do with pain in the back of the head? | | | | for many people. Chronic pain sufferers will |
| Pain located in the back of the head, neck, and | | | | frequently go from specialist to specialist seeking |
| shoulders is very common. There can be many | | | | out a diagnosis. Many people do get diagnosis |
| causes of pain located in the back of the head | | | | ranging anywhere from occipital neuralgia, |
| and neck. Pain can originate from tension | | | | cervicogenic headache, to TMJ disorders. |
| headaches and migraines, as well as physical | | | | Unfortunately, treatment for these conditions can |
| conditions brought on by stress, poor posture, | | | | sometimes have no effect on their pain. |
| injury, inflammation, pinched nerves, and other | | | | Why is this? Essentially, many of these people are |
| problems of the spine and neck. | | | | suffering from migraines that have never been |
| Is it Tension Headache or Migraine? | | | | correctly diagnosed. Too frequently people believe |
| Many people with pain in the back of their head, | | | | that migraines only cause single sided, throbbing, |
| neck, and shoulders do not stop to consider that | | | | severe headaches accompanied by nausea, light |
| the source of their pain could be migraines. | | | | sensitivity, and visual disturbances. In fact, as |
| Instead, we assume that the source of our pain | | | | many as 60% of all migraine sufferers report |
| must be due to a physical problem such as | | | | neck pain (sometimes throbbing,) stiffness, or |
| chronic forward head posture, a "stiff neck" from | | | | tightness, at some point during their migraine |
| too much computer use, or other muscle | | | | attack. The reason for this is simple - migraine |
| stiffness and cramps. At this point many of us | | | | causes blood vessel and surrounding tissue |
| take over-the-counter pain killers, rearrange our | | | | inflammation anywhere in the head, neck, and |
| desks to meet ergonomic standards, join a gym, | | | | shoulders. |
| start practicing yoga, and seek treatment from | | | | Conclusion |
| chiropractors and massage therapists to relieve | | | | If all the other treatments you have tried for |
| our pain. Unfortunately for many of us, the relief | | | | your head and neck pain have been unsuccessful |
| brought on by these treatments or lifestyle | | | | - please consider that you may have migraines |
| changes is fleeting at best. | | | | and may respond better to treatments which |
| The lack of response to common pain treatment | | | | address the cause of your pain, not just the |
| for head and neck pain can be very frustrating | | | | symptoms. |