DIAGNOSING CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE More than 60% of patients with neck pain also experience headache. For this reason it's important to be able to diagnose different forms of headache as their treatment differs. For cervicogenic headache different signs & symptoms are described by the International Headache Society (IHS) and Sjaastad et al. (2008). Watch the video to learn more about these S&S! Be aware that unilateral headache might also represent a red flag in the form of cervical artery disease

Episode 356: "Manual Therapy for Cervicogenic Headaches" What distinguishes a cervicogenic headache from your more classic headaches like migraines or tension type headaches are that cervicogenic headaches are actually caused from dysfunction in your neck. Cervicogenic headaches are a form of referred pain – meaning that although the source of the pain is in the cervical spine, the sensation of pain is felt in the head as a headache. This happens because there are nerves in the upper cervical re