Therapy
The treatment of headaches radiating from the cervical spine should be based on the cause. The most commonly used forms of treatment are physiotherapy (phyisotherapy), sports, massages and drug-based pain therapy. Learning exercises to relax the shoulder and neck muscles or to improve joint function can lead to a lasting improvement in cervical spine-related headaches.
Basically, it is advisable to strengthen the back muscles and compensate for bad posture to counteract the headaches. Chirotherapeutic deblocking in the area of the cervical spine, especially in the intervertebral joints, can provide relief. Chirotherapeutic measures on the cervical spine should only be carried out by an experienced doctor or therapist, as severe nerve damage can occur under certain circumstances.
Some naturopathic procedures can be tried to treat headaches originating in the cervical spine. For example, food intolerances may be treated as triggers, but also various types of acupuncture are said to help as naturopathic treatments for cervical spine-related headaches. Often a so-called neural therapy is used against the neck headaches. In neural therapy, local anaesthetics (local anaesthetics) are injected at certain points in the shoulder and neck area to harmonize and relax the tissue.
