March 15, 2012

Headaches!!!


HEADACHES!!!

Did you know poor posture and forward head position may lead to

headaches regularly? Forward postures lead to huge demands on

neck and shoulder musculature. This muscular over activity is the major

cause of common headaches.

Neck pain and associated head pain: persistent neck complaint with subsequent, transient, posterior headache.

Sjaastad O, Wang H, Bakketeig LS  Acta Neurol Scand. 2006 Dec; 114(6):392-9.

Cervicogenic headache: anatomic basis and pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Bogduk N   Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2001 Aug; 5(4):382-6.