CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE

Course overview

A CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE (CGH) PRESENTS AS UNILATERAL PAIN THAT STARTS IN THE NECK. IT IS A COMMON CHRONIC AND RECURRENT HEADACHE THAT USUALLY STARTS AFTER NECK MOVEMENT. IT USUALLY ACCOMPANIES A REDUCED RANGE OF MOTION (ROM) OF THE NECK. IT COULD BE CONFUSED WITH A MIGRAINE, TENSION HEADACHE, OR OTHER PRIMARY HEADACHE SYNDROMES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF VARIOUS CERVICOGENIC HEADACHES AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THE CONDITION.