Have you been dealing with headaches?  It's been estimated that more than 1/2 of the world's adult population has at least suffered from a headache this year.  Headaches come in many different forms and from many different causes. For example, a cervicogenic headache is a specific type of headache caused by a neck injury or disorder, such as whiplash, a concussion, or a forward head position. Your head is connected to your neck and upper back by many muscles. Big muscles such as the splenius and the trapezius attach to the base of the skull. Underneath the splenius and trapezius are smaller muscles, called the rectus capitis posterior and scalenes that also help support and move the head.

 

When the head is in an increasingly forward position, it pulls on the muscles in the neck and creates unnatural tension. A cervicogenic headache is an example of referred pain, which is pain felt in a part of the body other than its true source. With a cervicogenic headache, pain is felt in the head from a source in the neck.

 

Constant tension in the neck muscles can lead to the pain commonly associated with a cervicogenic headache. Cervicogenic headaches often occur on one side of the head, and typically cause pain around the eyes, the forehead, and the temples.

 

Contact us at Active Force Physical Therapy & Performance today, so we can help you get those headaches under control! We can help you ease your headaches by teaching you healthy postures. You will also learn hands-on techniques to reduce pain and tension and be given a home program that includes stretching and strengthening exercises.  To save our clients time and money, we specialize in telehealth services.  Take advantage of our FREE CONSULTATION by contacting us NOW via our messenger service below and we'll respond back ASAP.