Visual Aura and Migraine
November 13, 2009 by dean · Leave a Comment
Have a skilled examination of your neck.
Cervicogenic (neck related) Headache, according to the International Headache Society1 is side-locked i.e. it is one-sided headache which does not change sides. In my experience however, a one-sided headache that changes sides is a Cervicogenic Headache.
I remember a patient of mine whose visual aura changed sides i.e. for the first 10’ it was on the left, and then for the last 10’ changed to the right. After treating her very stiff C2-3 spinal segment, the patient was and has remained free of her visual aura.
If your one-sided headache changes sides or it is both sides simultaneously but worse on one side and the worst side changes, it is your neck, and furthermore, it is the C2-3 spinal segment which is at fault – this is based on over 21000 hours of clinical experience with headache and migraine sufferers.
My message – have a skilled examination of your neck…
Cheers
Dean
(Headache Classification Subcommittee of the International Headache Society. The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd edn. Cephalalgia 2004; 24(suppl.1):1-151)
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