Lifting arm headache is considered to be caused by frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis, blood-stealing syndrome and other reasons.
1. Frozen shoulder: If the patient suffers from frozen shoulder, it may be due to muscle adhesion, pulling the back of the neck and occipital region, resulting in pain when moving, so the patient will have the symptom of headache when lifting the arm.
2. Cervical spondylosis: if the patient suffers from cervical spondylosis, it may be due to the compression of the occipital nerve, resulting in the patient’s lifting arm cervical spine compression is obvious, and the symptoms of headache in the distribution area of the occipital nerve.
3. Subclavian artery steal syndrome: refers to when one side of the subclavian artery in its proximal end sends out the vertebral artery before the stenosis or occlusion, the intracranial blood flow through the affected side of the vertebral artery countercurrent into the subclavian artery, compensating for the affected side of the upper limb of the blood supply. Moving the affected upper limb can induce the appearance of symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the vertebrobasilar artery, such as episodic dizziness, or headache discomfort.
There are many other causes of headache caused by patients lifting their arms, patients should seek timely medical treatment, identify the cause of the disease, and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.