If there is a throbbing pain in the back of the head, this condition generally belongs to occipital neuralgia, which is caused by the irritation of the occipital nerve. The specific causes are as follows: the first is a history of cold, which causes inflammation of the occipital nerve, which can cause this pain. The second condition may be cervical spondylosis that causes occipital neuralgia. This situation requires active treatment of cervical spondylosis, and a cervical spine CT examination can be done at the hospital to determine the degree of compression. It is also necessary to take oral pain medication and nerve-nourishing drugs, such as fenbid, methylcobalamin, vitamin B1 and other such drugs.