@drjoedamiani: 🔥 Headaches that start at the base of your neck and wrap around your head? One of the most common causes is cervicogenic headaches, where pain is driven by the joints and muscles of the upper neck. Here's what's really happening... ⚡ The suboccipital muscles sit at the base of your skull and surround nerves that carry sensation from the back of the head. When these muscles become tight, they can contribute to headache symptoms. ⚡ The levator scapulae attaches from your upper neck to your shoulder blade. Poor posture or shoulder dysfunction can overload this muscle, increasing tension in the upper neck. ⚡ If your upper back becomes stiff, your neck has to compensate by moving more, placing even greater stress on these sensitive structures. So what does this mean for treatment? ❌ DON'T rely only on massage or headache relief strategies if the pain keeps returning. ✅ STEP 1: Alternate stretching and strengthening the suboccipital muscles (AS SHOWN IN VIDEO). This superset helps improve mobility while building the strength needed to support your head. ✅ STEP 2: Restore thoracic spine mobility with extension exercises over a ball to reduce the workload on your upper neck. ✅ STEP 3: Integrate your neck, shoulders, and upper back with rowing and rotational movements to improve the way they work together during everyday activities. The goal with this is to restore mobility, strength, and movement throughout the entire neck-shoulder-thoracic spine system so the headache is less likely to come back. #CervicogenicHeadache #Headache #NeckPain #PhysicalTherapy #Mobility

Dr. Joe Damiani, DPT

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