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The headache that starts in your neck

By Symon1 min read

A person pressing the base of their skull

A cervicogenic headache is one that originates in the neck and is felt in the head. It tends to be one-sided, to start behind the ear or at the base of the skull, and to get worse after a long stretch in one position rather than arriving out of nowhere.

How to tell it apart

TODO(client): to be written. Cover the distinguishing features against migraine and tension-type headache, the red flags that need a doctor, and the point that neck treatment helps this type and not the others.

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Symon, Cirque du Soleil artist and founder of Move Better

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