Headache Pain
UCSF Radiologist Dr. Chin explains into detail cervicogenic headaches, possible causes and symptoms.
Cervicogenic Headache
- 0.4%-2.5% general population
- 15-20% pain management patients
- Overlaps primary HA disorders—tension, migraine
- Reliable indicator: pain starts in neck radiating to frontotemporal; provocation w/neck motion
Cervicogenic Headache: Facet
- 70% compressive force upon discs transfers to facet joints.
- Whiplash: excessive flexion/extension
- Referred-pain maps-similar to dermatomal maps (Dwyer A. 1990)
