WMIM Chapter 15 Headaches
Chapter 15: Headaches – The Hidden Link to Your Neck
Headaches are one of the most common yet misunderstood conditions, often treated with painkillers rather than addressing their root cause. In this chapter, we explore the crucial connection between headaches and the cervical spine, focusing on cervicogenic headaches - headaches that originate from dysfunction in the neck.
We break down how poor posture, restricted movement, and muscle imbalances contribute to cervicogenic headaches, and why the brain interprets neck tension as head pain. Drawing on Neural Re-Education (NRE), we discuss how movement therapy, joint mobilisations, and postural correction can retrain the nervous system to reduce pain and restore normal function.
Key principles of movement longevity are also covered, including how targeted exercises, spinal mobility, and proper ergonomics prevent recurrent headaches. Rather than relying on short-term symptom relief, this chapter offers a long-term, movement-based approach to managing headaches - because when the neck moves well, the head feels well.
Chapter 15: Headaches – The Hidden Link to Your Neck
Headaches are one of the most common yet misunderstood conditions, often treated with painkillers rather than addressing their root cause. In this chapter, we explore the crucial connection between headaches and the cervical spine, focusing on cervicogenic headaches - headaches that originate from dysfunction in the neck.
We break down how poor posture, restricted movement, and muscle imbalances contribute to cervicogenic headaches, and why the brain interprets neck tension as head pain. Drawing on Neural Re-Education (NRE), we discuss how movement therapy, joint mobilisations, and postural correction can retrain the nervous system to reduce pain and restore normal function.
Key principles of movement longevity are also covered, including how targeted exercises, spinal mobility, and proper ergonomics prevent recurrent headaches. Rather than relying on short-term symptom relief, this chapter offers a long-term, movement-based approach to managing headaches - because when the neck moves well, the head feels well.
Chapter 15: Headaches – The Hidden Link to Your Neck
Headaches are one of the most common yet misunderstood conditions, often treated with painkillers rather than addressing their root cause. In this chapter, we explore the crucial connection between headaches and the cervical spine, focusing on cervicogenic headaches - headaches that originate from dysfunction in the neck.
We break down how poor posture, restricted movement, and muscle imbalances contribute to cervicogenic headaches, and why the brain interprets neck tension as head pain. Drawing on Neural Re-Education (NRE), we discuss how movement therapy, joint mobilisations, and postural correction can retrain the nervous system to reduce pain and restore normal function.
Key principles of movement longevity are also covered, including how targeted exercises, spinal mobility, and proper ergonomics prevent recurrent headaches. Rather than relying on short-term symptom relief, this chapter offers a long-term, movement-based approach to managing headaches - because when the neck moves well, the head feels well.