A twitching pain in the back of the head may be caused by occipital neuralgia, cervical spondylosis, fasciitis and other diseases. 1. Occipital neuralgia: occipital neuralgia is caused by strain injury or inflammation stimulation, resulting in local soft tissue adhesions and other lesions, which in turn stimulates, presses or pulls the occipital nerve, thus causing a throbbing pain in the back of the head. 2. Cervical spondylosis: patients with cervical spondylosis, such as cervical disc herniation compression to the nerves, may also appear in the back of the head twitching pain, and in severe cases, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. 3. Fasciitis: If you stare at the computer for a long time, look at the cell phone for a long time and other long-term bad posture, you can cause aseptic inflammation of the muscles in the neck to form fasciitis, which will cause a twitching pain. The twitching pain in the back of the head may also be related to other factors, such as symptoms are serious or frequent symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve the examination, clarify the cause of the disease, and systematic treatment under the guidance of the doctor.