Many headaches are not coming from inside your head, they are coming from your neck. Tight muscles and stiff joints in the upper neck can refer pain into the head and trigger or worsen migraines. These are called cervicogenic headaches, and they respond well to hands-on care.
We work to reduce how often and how hard your headaches hit by treating the neck and upper-back drivers, while screening to make sure your headaches are not from a cause that needs other care.
The neck-headache connection
The joints and muscles at the top of your neck share nerve pathways with your head. When they are tight and restricted, often from posture, stress, and desk work, they can send pain up into the skull, behind the eyes, or into the temples, and lower your threshold for a full migraine.
By restoring motion to those upper-neck joints and releasing the muscles at the base of the skull, frequently with dry needling, we can take pressure off the system that is triggering your headaches. We treat this as part of broader neck care.
How we help
- Gentle adjustments and mobilization for the upper neck
- Dry needling at the base of the skull for tension headaches
- Cupping and soft-tissue work for the upper back and neck
- Posture and habit changes to reduce the daily triggers