The Best Exercises for Cervicogenic Headaches (From La Cañada Chiropractors)
The best (and safest) exercises for cervicogenic headaches, from doctors who treat it every day at Flintridge Family Chiropractic in La Cañada Flintridge.
If you've Googled "best exercises for cervicogenic headaches," you've probably seen a dozen conflicting lists. Here's what our doctors actually give patients — and, just as importantly, what we tell them to stop doing.
Cervicogenic headaches originate in the upper neck and refer pain into the head — often mistaken for migraines but very responsive to chiropractic care.
Rule #1: Move the Stiff Joints, Stabilize the Loose Ones
Most people with cervicogenic headaches intuitively stretch the area that hurts. The problem is that the painful area is often the unstable segment — it's already moving too much. Stretching it more can make things worse. The area you actually need to work on is usually the joint above or below.
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