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I have occipital nueralgia. i shoot competitively and from a prone position. headaches and neck pain 2-3 days after. prevention techniques?
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Prevention: When headaches originate from demonstrable cervical pathology, the term cervicogenic headache is used. However, the role of the cervical spine in the genesis of headache is controversial and the mechanisms involved are not well understood. Most headache disorders are accompanied occasionally, and sometimes frequently, by neck pain. Good pasture and self physical therapy for prevention is recommend
Answered 7/19/2014
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