What causes a headache when you shake your head?



The common clinical causes of headache include over-exertion, insufficient cerebral blood supply and neurological headache.

1. Overwork: some people are in a state of mental tension or stay up late for a long time, which may cause the body to be unable to get enough rest and lead to overwork, with clinical manifestations such as headache, dizziness, and generalized fatigue.

2. Insufficient cerebral blood supply: this condition is common in cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral vascular malformation, cervical spondylosis, etc., due to the decline in the elasticity of cerebral blood vessels, cerebral vascular malformation, or carotid artery compression and other conditions, which may result in cerebral ischemia, hypoxia and other brain, resulting in dizziness, headache and other symptoms.

3. Tension headache: the sick people’s own irregular habits of life, work and rest, improper diet, etc., may be induced by tension headache, which can be relieved by improving the habits of life, related symptoms.

If the headache symptoms are more serious, it is recommended to go to the neurosurgery department for a clear diagnosis and symptomatic treatment.