Pain under the back of the head generally refers to the position of the neck, the cause of pain is mostly due to cervical spondylosis, sympathetic headache, muscle tension headache and other reasons.
1. Cervical spondylosis: patients with cervical spondylosis may cause pain under the back of the head, because cervical intervertebral discs undergo degenerative changes, which ultimately stimulate and compress the blood vessels and nerves around the patient to trigger pain. The symptoms are mainly neck pain and stiffness, accompanied by dizziness and other symptoms.
2. Sympathetic headache: caused by the stimulation of the sympathetic nerve in the back of the neck, mostly located in the back of the occipital region, and may radiate to the surrounding area, which may be accompanied by eye pain, tinnitus, dizziness, visual impairment, tearing and so on.
3. Muscle tension headache: mostly caused by inflammation, ischemia and strain of neck muscles; some of them are induced by tension, fatigue, noisy environment and harsh light, etc. They are mainly caused by neck-centered occipital, shoulder and arm soreness, etc. In addition, if the pillow height is not suitable, the headache may be caused by the stimulation of the sympathetic nerve at the back of the neck, which may radiate to the surrounding area.
In addition, if the pillow height is not suitable, poor sleep posture and lead to pillow fall, or due to smoking, alcoholism, mental stress, overuse of the brain, etc., may lead to patients with pain under the back of the head. It can be relieved on its own after sufficient rest, and no special treatment is needed.
There are many factors that cause pain under the back of the head, we suggest that patients seek medical advice as soon as possible to clarify the cause of the disease and reasonable treatment.