- Various disorders of structures such as nerve roots, bones, muscles, joints and discs located in the neck or back of the head give symptoms in the form of headache.
- The pain is unilateral. However, depending on the location and degree of neck disorders, pain may occur on both sides. There may be restriction of movement in various directions in neck movements, and the headache can be revealed by various neck movements.
- A history of hard sports and head and neck trauma (for example, a traffic accident) is often encountered in patients complaining of neck-related headache.
- Even a simple traffic accident can cause damage that will subsequently cause neck headaches. In such a case, rapid whip-like movement of the head back and forth may cause damage.
- The severity and duration of the pain vary from patient to patient. The pain usually starts in the neck and is not throbbing or stinging.
- Although some symptoms that are evident in migraine, such as nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, can also be seen in neck headaches, they are less frequent and less obvious than in migraine.
- Unfortunately, as with many types of headaches, patients with neck headaches have been wrongly treated as migraineurs and have received migraine treatment.
- The treatment is aimed at the relevant muscles and facet joints in the neck. Interventional pain treatment can be applied.
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