Physiotherapy Can Help With Headaches & Neck Pain
Recurrent headache is one of the most common ailments, and if you experienced it you’ll know how much it can interfere with your everyday life and significantly affect your mood.
But did you know that one of the most common types of headache – known as cervicogenic headache – is actually related to neck pain?
Cause and symptoms of cervicogenic headache
The cause of cervicogenic headache is mainly related to the three uppermost levels of your cervical spine at the back of your neck – hence a feature is the pain that starts from your neck and spreads up to your head. Cervicogenic headache is also associated with stiff and painful neck movements.
The good news is that in many cases we can achieve improvement and relief from headaches as an alternative to taking medication to manage the pain.
With this in mind, let’s look at how physio treatment can help with headaches and neck pain: