A throbbing pain on the right side of the head may be an attack of occipital major neuralgia or migraine. This condition should be analyzed in the context of the patient’s medical history: 1. Patients who have a history of migraine, which occurs when the patient is emotionally stressed, sleep deprived or has eaten food that stimulates, are considered to have a migraine attack. The main manifestation of migraine is an episodic throbbing sensation or paroxysmal pain in the head, which may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting in severe cases. 2. If the patient has a throbbing pain in the right side of the head under the condition of cold or wind, it may be caused by occipital neuralgia. When the patient coughs, sneezes, walks, goes up the stairs and other actions, the throbbing pain in the head will be aggravated and there will be pain like dispersion, which can be improved by giving the patient hot compresses and acupuncture.