If you suffer from persistent migraines, then the signs of it are very familiar and you can feel ahead of time the storm is coming. Very few people realize that neck pain is a powerful pre-factor for a migraine headache.
Three of four migraine patients say that neck pain always escorts their migraine. 60% of patients say their migraine starts with neck pain and moves up.
If your headache starts out with neck troubling you, you’re most certainly dealing with a condition that starts out in the cervical region of the spine.
Stress to certain neck regions can result in a headache like a migraine. Upper three neck joints are the key point of the matter. Pain signals are conceived between the C2 and C3 vertebrae thus travel to trigeminocervical nucleus in your brain stem. Upon that your brain feels those as a migraine headache.
Common reasons for neck discomfort leading to headache:
When the muscles and nerve endings of the neck are irritated or inflamed, if muscles pull with uneven tension, the nervous system can become irritated, sending pain signals to your brain.
The nature of your migraine headache will show itself from the very inception. The character of this pain will be radiating from the neck up to the back of your head and to the front.
Cervicogenic headaches seem to react most to stable long lasting neck positions and intense neck movement.
Normally this type of headache is stronger on one of the head sides, rarely changes sides, can get worse.
Applying massage techniques on the base of your skull makes you feel better.
Joints in your neck are sensitive to the touch.
Traditional approach in migraine treatments is trying to alleviate the pain with medication.
Getting to the root of the condition, that comes from your neck is still very important. Physical therapist or chiropractor is able to intervene to correct the issues in your neck’s structures, to alleviate current or future cervicogenic headaches.
After treatment, pain is often quickly resolved, and some patients experience instant relief, departing the clinic pain-free.
Your physical therapist will strive to identify root or origin in order to correct the issue, so you can avoid future episodes.
Whether you have just begun having migraines or maybe living with them for a long time, beware that the reason is your neck. The neck pain specialists at NYDNRehab are skilled at identifying the place aches origin from, prescribing treatment protocols individually. You no longer have to tolerate recurrent cervicogenic headaches. Contact NYDNRehab today, and see why we are the very best clinic for neck and headache pain in NYC. Athletic injuries seem to be occupying news headlines with increasing frequency of late, as concern rises about the dangers of various sports.