what causes back of the head pain
4. SINUSITIS may cause pain in the back of the head, if inflammation spreads to the sphenoidal sinus (1). Symptoms may include: 1  Constant, pressure-like pain in the cheeks or front. 2  Dull pain in the back of the head.3  Blocked nose, thick discharge, sometimes low grade fever (in bacterial sinusitis).ymptoms: 1  Usually one-sided pain, tingling or numbness in the neck and back of the head, worse in certain body positions, like sitting or lying. 2  If the spinal nerves at C4 or lower level is affected, the same symptoms may appear in the shoulder or arm on the same side.