Are you suffering from headache or cervicogenic headache? Are you looking for best cervicogenic headache treatment in Gurgaon? Physiotherapy treatment is an effective way of curing headache. Physiotherapy for cervicogenic headache in Gurgaon is available at Physioharbor.
What is cervicogenic headache?
The headache originates from the upper neck (upper cervical spine) and can spread up to the back of lower head, one side of head, front of head or sometime comes up to back of eye which is chronic in nature. The pain can radiate up to same side arm as well.
It’s a radiating pain occurs when the upper cervical spine structures (innervated by C1-C3 nerves) either of disc, joint or other soft tissues i.e. muscle, ligament gets impacted or irritated, resulting in cervicogenic headache.
Signs and symptoms
● Pain in upper neck and can radiate to back of lower head, one side of head, front of head, back of eye and can comes up to same side arm. Pain increase while neck movement
● Tenderness at back of lower head and upper neck
● Restricted neck range of motion
● Neck stiffness
● Neck muscle weakness and tightness
● Improper sleeping posture can aggravate the pain
● Sleeplessness due to discomfort
● Pain increase in prolong sitting
Physiotherapy treatment of cervicogenic headache covers the following
● Physiotherapy treatments include ultrasonic, LASER, TENS, Mechanical cervical traction helps in pain and swelling reduction, muscle strengthening and nerve stimulation
● Manual physiotherapy includes cervical spine mobilization and manipulation increased the range of motion and helps in pain reduction as well.
● Soft tissue manipulation
● We teach you self-mobilization for your neck as well
● Trigger point release therapy helps in decreasing tenderness
Physiotherapy exercises for treatment of cervicogenic headache
● Exercises to increase neck range of motion and mobility i.e. active range of motion, active assisted range of motion and passive range of motion
● Specific stretching and strengthening exercises for neck muscles
● Neck isometrics
● Your physio will teach you special home exercise program to restore your neck mobility
● Resistance band exercises
Physiotherapy ergonomic program
● Learn Ergonomic changes from your physio doctor which you need to follow at your workstation from your chair modifications up to the use of mouse, pillow modifications, sleeping patterns, kitchen ergonomic modification. Follow proper ergonomic advice
● At Physioharbor, we teach you correct sitting, standing, lying posture for the prevention of further deterioration