Headaches and migraines

The ones that start at the base of the skull

If your headache builds from the back of the neck upward, worsens through the working day, or sits behind one eye, the neck is worth ruling in or out before you resign yourself to managing it.

Why they get missed

Headaches get treated where they are felt, which is the head. The structures that refer pain there sit lower, in the upper neck. It is a straightforward thing to examine and it is rarely examined.

What we do about it

Assess the neck properly, address what we find, and give you the specific things to change between visits. Frequency usually shifts before intensity does, so that is the first thing to watch.