The type of treatment they receive should be highly dependent on the type of headache they have, to ensure the utmost success in relieving the headache without prolonging the pain and extra cost of erroneous treatment. To determine the origin of the headache is one of the most controversial and difficult procedures to perform. The signs and symptoms the patient presents with are of many types.
Intensity fluctuates from mild, moderate to severe and occurs daily.
The headache may be exacerbated by head and neck movement. This is not an exhaustive list of causes, signs and symptoms of cervicogenic headache, but only a brief summary to help the reader understand the important role the neck plays in causing headaches. Each patient should be treated as a unique individual and a thorough examination should be performed to obtain the origin of the pain to apply the proper treatment. References Gemmell HA, Jacobson BH, Sutton Ed. A new look at the classification of headaches.