Spectrum of pathophysiological disorders in cervicogenic headache and its therapeutic indications

CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE is a relatively common form of headache arising from neck structures. The pathophysiology probably results from various local pain-producing factors such as intervertebral dysfunction with a secondary neurogenically activated headache crisis, This report represents a series of patients suffering from cervicogenic, headache and the results achieved by,means of spinal manipulative treatment, The clinical improvement obtained in these patients supports a biomechanical hypothesis for this type of headache.