When someone experiences a head or neck injury, headaches often emerge as a common symptom. This can happen whether the injury is from a fall, sports incident, or car accident. While many people associate headaches primarily with concussions, fewer realize that whiplash-related injuries can also trigger significant and persistent headaches. Understanding the overlap between concussionContinueContinue reading “The Overlooked Connection: Headaches in Concussion and Whiplash”
Tag Archives: Cervicogenic Headache
How to Use Heat to Help Headaches: A Simple Guide
When most people think of headache relief, cold packs often come to mind. But did you know that heat can also be an effective tool, especially for certain types of headaches? If you’re dealing with tension, stress, or muscle-related headaches, applying heat in the right way can bring soothing, natural relief. Here’s how and whenContinueContinue reading “How to Use Heat to Help Headaches: A Simple Guide”
Understanding Cervicogenic Headaches After Concussion
A concussion can do more than just disrupt your cognitive functions—it can also trigger persistent neck and head pain. One common, yet often overlooked, type of post-concussion pain is the cervicogenic headache. In this blog post, we’ll explore what cervicogenic headaches are, how they develop after a concussion, and what treatment options can help youContinueContinue reading “Understanding Cervicogenic Headaches After Concussion”
Ice vs. Heat
When you have a headache, ice and heat can be beneficial to help relieve the headache. Many people have heard of and tried both of these modalities to help their pain, however, I have found that many people don’t have a good grasp on the how, where, when, and why of using ice and heat.ContinueContinue reading “Ice vs. Heat”
3 Possible Sources of Headaches
Whether you have migraines, tension type headaches, cervicogenic headaches or a combination of any of these, treating the neck can help. Research shows that physical therapy can help reduce pain intensity, headache frequency and headache duration for any of these types of headaches. When a patient complaining of headaches, walks into my clinic there areContinueContinue reading “3 Possible Sources of Headaches”
The Headache Therapist 