What is cervicogenic headache?

Cervicogenic headache is characterized by pain that starts in the neck or back of the head area but end up in the forehead, or behind, in and around the eyes. The pain is likely referred from one or more muscles, nerves, bones, joints, or vascular structures in the neck.

How do members experience cervicogenic headache?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cervicogenic headache*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cervicogenic headache*

Who has cervicogenic headache on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 18
40s 36
50s 58
60s 39
70+ 20

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 140

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What is cervicogenic headache?

Cervicogenic headache is characterized by pain that starts in the neck or back of the head area but end up in the forehead, or behind, in and around the eyes. The pain is likely referred from one or more muscles, nerves, bones, joints, or vascular structures in the neck.



Common symptoms reported by people with cervicogenic headache

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for cervicogenic headache

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Compare treatments taken by people with cervicogenic headache

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Who has cervicogenic headache on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 76 say cervicogenic headache is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 18
40s 36
50s 58
60s 39
70+ 20
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 9
20-29 years 17
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 11
50-59 years 6
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 140

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 48
Not Diagnosed 17

These charts show data from cervicogenic headache patients who have completed their condition history
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