I had this off and on for 20 years, I was in severe pain until two days ago when I started cervicogenic headache exercises found on KZfaq. Day two of doing them regularly and I'm totally pain free, I still have to work on my posture as I believe this is the cause. I hope it helps as no human should suffer the pain these things cause.

Where do you live?

@@Movement_maven UK

Hi Gary, I'm sorry to hear that you've experienced this. I'm so glad to hear it has made you feel more hopeful! You can google 'Watsons Headache Practitioner' into google and add your local area to find a headache clinician nearby who may be able to help.

What other symptoms do you have

Hello Hiwatha, I'm glad you found some validity in ytour symptoms from the video. The brainstem is part of just about every process in your body, to some extent. Migraines can cause all sorts of unusual symptoms, and some are not well documented. Therefore many patients get told by medical practitioners that they are simply imagining their symptoms, when the sufferer themselves know it to be there. Have you had your brainstem assessed for central sensitisation? It could be life changing for you to undergo treatment for cervicogenic headaches.

@@brisbaneheadacheandmigrain3863 I haven’t but I may give it a try thanks so much

@@hiwathahart148 Best of luck!

@@brisbaneheadacheandmigrain3863 thanks 🙏🏾 ❤️

Hi Vince, I'm so sorry to hear you've been suffering for so long. You're most welcome- I'm glad this information has been helpful! I hope you have since been able to find some relief for your symptoms. I hope this helps, please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions!

You're most welcome!

I’m sorry to hear your mother is dealing with this pain. I hope she’s been able to find some comfort. If she can get treatment, I believe she will find a lot of relief.

Hi Tanzeel, my apologies for this delayed response. I'm so sorry to hear your mother has been suffering from this. I hope she has since been able to find some relief for her symptoms. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!

@SkyNet General i have these symptoms mri cleared for not being any cause of symptoms had brain head and neck mri. Going on 7 months constant pain and headaches from neck. Neck excersizes help a bit. I have many palpatations and twitching nerve issues too for whatever reason...

Hi Nancy, thanks very much for your question. A hands-on assessment of your neck is is the best way to assess the brainstem. This is something a Watson's Headache Practitioner would be able to help you with. If you google "Watson's Headache Practitioners in US" you may be able to find some close to your city or state. I hope this helps, please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions!

And when I just had migraine, I used to have the problem of nausea as well. Now since my neck pain started I don’t feel nausea but I still get pain on just one side every time. Someone please suggest something or share a link of appropriate exercises. Is it happening due to not drinking enough water or bad posture or my intimidate fasting or bad sleeping schedule or bad diet?

Do you get any lightheadedness and dizziness? pain behind the eye and sensitivity to light

Hi Steven, thank you for your question and my apologies for the delayed response. You can indeed get pain in the neck and head without experiencing stiffness in the spine. It sounds like what you're experiencing could possibly be a cervicogenic headache. This is something a Watson's Headache Practitioner would be able to help you with. If you google "Watson's Headache Practitioners" and enter your state/city, you may be able to find someone close to you. I hope this helps, please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions!

What is Bengal? Is that tiger balm?

Try cervicogenic headache exercises, I tried every drug and nothing touched it, 2 days of this and I'm pain free.

what changes you made in the way you sleep? I got myself a cervical pillow one, which has a curved shape.. but it is doing more harm than good.. I don't even know if there is any hope for my pain to get better...

@@tushar18 there is hope for it to get better . The first thing that I did was I stopped sleeping on my right side where I was experiencing the pain and started sleeping on my left side. That way the right side could start healing. I put a pillow against my back, one across my stomach and one for my head. I was position laying on my back yet still on my side. Can you picture that? I'm on my back yet I'm still on my side. The pillow against my back on the right side and the pillow across my stomach. It's very comfortable. You might have to change your bed. Beds are killers. People suffer from sicknesses and the doctors would gladly give you medicine and it could be something so simple that's wrong. You don't have to give up on your healing, you can make it through this, I did, but I know how you feel. I thought that I wasn't ever going to be healed. Like myself, if they couldn't find anything wrong from the x-rays and CT scan, then I knew it had to be physical, something I was doing. Oh yeah they took scans of my spine also. So I didn't have a brain tumor, I didn't have an ear infection or vertigo, I didn't have anything wrong with my spine, then what the hell was wrong? I discovered it was the way I was sleeping. It's been 2 months now and this morning I felt better than I have felt in a long time. You will get there too, just don't give up.

@@destinationunknown4959 misspelling, that's bengay ointment. Lol.

Omg poor you that’s awful I hope you find some one to Help you 😢

Get an MRA of head and neck to check for carotid or vertebral dissection!

@Atheria PsychicGal

I had this off and on for 20 years, I was in severe pain until two days ago when I started cervicogenic headache exercises found on KZfaq. Day two of doing them regularly and I'm totally pain free, I still have to work on my posture as I believe this is the cause. I hope it helps as no human should suffer the pain these things cause.

Hi Atheria, I'm so sorry to hear you've experienced this- it sounds like it would be very difficult. I recommend discussing these symptoms with your GP if you haven't already as they may be able to undergo further assessment or refer you to a specialist. I hope you have since been able to find some relief from your symptoms. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.

I recommend having your neck assessed and treated by a Watson's Headache Practitioner as they would likely be able to help you receive long term resolution from your symptoms. I hope this helps, please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions!

Thanks very much for your comment! Unfortunately we don't have any videos for treatments for cervicogenic headaches as this is often done in-clinic using hands-on therapy for the affected joints in your neck with a Watson's Headache Practitioner. However, we have some videos on our channel on strategies to help relieve the muscle tension around your neck and shoulders which can provide temporary relief. I've included a link to one of the videos below, but feel free to have a look on our channel for any other videos with tips. I hope this helps- please feel free to get in touch if you have any other questions. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJhhicp93q-zmWw.html&ab_channel=BrisbaneHeadacheandMigraineClinic

Hi Mags, thanks very much for your question. The brainstem is part of everyone's nervous system and sits around the first 3 vertebrae in your neck. It sends signals up in to your head and down into your body. A hands-on assessment of your neck is is the best way to assess the brainstem. This is something a Watson's Headache Practitioner would be able to help you with. If you google "Watson's Headache Practitioners in UK" you may be able to find some close to your city. I hope this helps, please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions!

Hi Mikey, thank you for your question. Head injuries such as this, even if mild, can causes changes in the neck which can begin referring pain into the head. I recommend discussing this further with your GP to determine whether your headaches could be cervicogenic. You may also benefit from seeing a physiotherapist that is trained in treating headaches and migraines- this is also something you can discuss with your GP. I hope this helps!

Bro visit a chiropractor or osteopath , he'll notice if there's any misalignment in the cervical spine, and fix it by some adjustments.

Thanks very much for your question. Treatment often entails a hands-on therapy for the affected joints in your neck with a Watson's Headache Practitioner. At our clinics, our Watson's Headache Practitioners use a gentle approach that doesn't involve any manipulations or clicking or clunking of these joints. I hope this helps, please feel free to get in touch if you have any further questions!

@@brisbaneheadacheandmigrain3863 thanks very much for your response. I’m in the USA, so you know…guess I’ll Google Watson’s headache practitioner.

Hi Charlie, thanks for your question and my sincere apologies for the delayed response. This is unfortunately difficult to say as Chiari malformations can vary from person-to-person and therefore have different impacts on each individual. I recommend discussing this with your GP to determine whether any further investigations can be done to differentiate between the Chiari malformation and cervicogenic headaches. I hope this helps- please feel free to get in touch if you have any other questions!

I live in Nashville and you have to be careful. They can F you up worse. I just want you aware. They did an ablation on me and it made everything worse. Now I’m trying to locate a doctor who knows about this and can help

Hi Nancy, thanks for your question. Those with occipital neuralgia experience symptoms such as stabbing or electric pain in the back of their head and may feel very sensitive to touch around the back of their head. This is not something those with cervicogenic headaches experience. I hope this helps- please feel free to get in touch if you have any more questions.

I see a chiropractor twice a month

hlo bro i also have same

I have it on the right side , it's getting worse

Same ,for me it changes sides ,today is the right side ,yesterday was left side

My apologies for this delayed response. I'm so sorry to hear you have been suffering from this. I hope you have since been able to find some relief for these symptoms. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!

Hi Gaurav, apologies for the late reply. We have cured hundreds, if not thousands of cervicogenic headache sufferers who no longer get headache pain anymore. That's the truth! Have you ever had your brainstem assessed by a headache clinician before?

@@brisbaneheadacheandmigrain3863 I am also curious about this because this sounds like what I may have as well and I am waiting for a MRI for my neck right now

@Trish Stinson Reagan How was your mri and how are your headaches now?

Hi R3d R0bb1n, thanks for your comment. You're absolutely correct, as we start to age our muscles and bones can slowly start to deteriorate which can increase the likelihood of pain or injuries. It's important to look after our bodies and create a long term treatment plan to prevent future complications. This is where physios can come in very handy, just like you said. I hope you have since been recovering well from your accident!

Hi Imelda, it is possible that spondylitis causes changes in the neck that may cause the brainstem to become sensitised.

@@brisbaneheadacheandmigrain3863 it says mild spondylosis. My neck has a sound when i turn my head left and up and down. I hear this sound of sand or squishy ligaments. I had nape pain and heavy head and shoulders. Now it is better but I still feel headache frequently when i am sitting and watching on laptop. I still hear the sound when i moved my head. The only thing doctor gave me is the pain reliever and bcomplex.

What happened at the chiropractor?

@@3000ryu They dangerously crack a neck and it can even cause stroke.

Hi E Sanford, I'm very sorry to hear that this has happened! I hope you have since been able to get relief from your symptoms!

@@brisbaneheadacheandmigrain3863 Thank you! Yes, it hasn't been as bad lately

@@3000ryuI used to think that chiropractors helped people. I now reccomend that no one should ever go to a chiropractor for any reason. Ive heard many other horrible stories. I went to the chiropractor, "dr," once to check out an old knee injury(i shouldve went to a real doctor, physical therapist, or personal trainer) and then he convinces me to see him multiple times a week for a month. A few weeks in and i start getting headaches(evey session he charges me 50 dollars and puts me on a tens machine then "checks out everything" else) He'd usually just pop my neck and back really quickly and carelessly after id been on the tens machine for 10 or 15 minutes. He would have me out the door in well less than half an hour every time. He never diagnosed me with anything and when i told him i got headaches and my neck hurt he said it was because of "dehydration" after looking at my neck for 1 second. Needless to say, after some reasearch and personal experience, im not a fan of chiropractors; they shouldn't even be considered as a doctor. Any highschool gym coach is more of a doctor and more helpful than the majority of chiropractors

Hi Mmama Llama, I apologise for the late response. It really is dependent on the condition, everybody's brain stem sensitivity is slightly different, but the main principles of practice are correcting the pressure inside the C2/3 IV disc to be more symmetric and to mobilise the affected segments in a particular way to reproduce the headache, then have it desensitise as the mobilisation continues. Normally for cervicogenic headaches, this occurs at the C0/1 segment. And this is only touching the surface! Feel free to contact us if you have more questions or would like to have a consultation :)

No,but it's very unpleasant and painful

Thanks for your question. It's unlikely to die from cervicogenic headaches that are caused by a neck-related issue. If you're still feeling quite concerned, I recommend discussing your symptoms with your GP and they can determine what can be done to investigate further and/or relieve your pain. I hope this helps- please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.

@Karen Valinton hey are you okay now ??? Plz help me , I'm 19 only 😭😭. And from this pain i want to die

@Myrtle M i have c5 c7 infection dude 😭😭 😭😭

@@BigSM_hater_pinkbloodhow are you doing now?