Headache of cervical origin
Cornejo, E.; Gómez-Carpio, M.; Gutiérrez, A.; Cuchacovich, M.; Astorga, G.; Miranda, E.; Avilas, S.
Revista Medica de Chile 117(7): 780-784
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 2519433 Document Number: 331721
We studied 40 patients with cervical spine disease who had headache (Group A) with 40 patients with disease and no headache (Group B). In addition to clinical and radiologic evaluation, 24 patients in group A and 27 in Group B had electromyographic study, which was normal en 18 of the former and 4 of the latter group. Abnormal neurologic findings were present only in Group B (37% of patients). Alterations of the cervical spine were more pronounced in Group B. These findings suggest that headache is not related to cervical spine disease and may be caused by other factors such as inadequate posture, brisk movements of the neck and emotional and psychologic disturbances.