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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