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Cervicogenic Headaches

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Headache arising from the neck: from structures such as joints, ligaments, muscles and cervical discs, all of which have complex nerve endings.

Headache arising from the neck: from structures such as joints, ligaments, muscles and cervical discs, all of which have complex nerve endings.

Typically dull or aching in the occipital (back of the head), temporal (temples) frontal (forehead) or orbital (around the eyes) regions or any combination of these areas; one sided or both sides.

Some indication of neck problems such as neck pain, localised neck tenderness, reduced neck movement, aggravation of the headache by neck movement or a history of neck trauma