Prevalence of cervicogenic headache: Vågå study of headache epidemiology

Abstract

CEH may be one of the three large, recurrent headaches. In this series, there was no female preponderance. Nuchal onset of pain is a characteristic trait.

International consensus on the most useful physical examination tests used by physiotherapists for patients with headache: A Delphi study

“…as 4.1% in the general population (Sjaastad and Bakketeig 2008), is due to misdiagnosed migraine or TTH (Pöllmann et al 1997;Leone et al 1998). …”

Effectiveness of C1-C2 Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide Combined With Dry Needling on Pressure Point Threshold and Headache Disability in Cervicogenic Headache.

“…The main cause of CGH is dysfunction in the upper cervical spine, and the mechanism of headache involves nociceptive structures such as the disks, upper cervical spinal nerves, facet joints, ganglia, muscles, and ligaments [3]. The prevalence of CGH in global population is 2.5-4.1% out of which females are more prone to this disease as the male to female ratio is 1:4 [4,5]. CGH represents a major health problem with tenderness and low quality of life [8].…”

“…Dry needling has grown in popularity and it is a relatively unique part of physical therapy practice. Number of studies has suggested that dry needling is a very effective technique to manage the musculoskeletal disorder [5][6][7]. Several studies also support that mulligan's C1-C2 sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGs) are a useful technique to reduce pain and improving range of motion [10][11][12].…”

Cervico-cephalalgiaphobia: a subtype of phobia in patients with cervicogenic headache and neck pain? A pilot study

“…The prevalence of CEH in the general population ranges from 0.7 to 17.8%, depending on the diagnostic criteria. [21][22][23][24] Using Dutch longitudinal physical therapy data (n = 9346) from 2009, the prevalence of CEH was estimated to be 0.95%.…”