• Ng SY

• Cervical Vertebrae
• Headache / etiology

There are many incidents of occipital headache in which no causes can be identified. Many of these cases, however, respond readily to manipulative therapy, suggesting that vertebral derangement may play a part in the hypothesis, to see if there is any relationship between the headache. Twenty-six X rays of patients who suffered from occipital headache were compared statistically to twenty-five sets of X rays of patients who have no cranial and / or cervical symptoms with regard to cervical curvature, anteroposterior, lateral and roational disposition of the upper cervical vertebrae. Results show that C1 and 3 show significantly greater degree of lateral inclination in the symptomatic group, suggesting that there is a definite degree of association between abnormal upper cervical statics and occipital headache.

Author keywords: occipital headache, upper cervical vertebrae

Author affiliation: Private general chiropractic practice

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