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7 April 2016 · 5 Minute Physio Tips · 4 min

5 Minute Physio Tip - Cervicogenic Headache Identification & Differentiation

Patients often present with headaches, and as a Physiotherapist, treating their cervical spine is often your first port of call.

How can you identify if your patient has a cervicogenic headache (CGH) that may respond to your treatment of the C/Sp, or a Migraine or Tension-type headache (TTH) that is unlikely to respond to your treatment?

In this weeks 5 minute Physio Tip I help you discover the differentiating factors for these headaches and help you identify CGH, Migraine and TTH in your patients, so you can identify when to treat the C/Sp and when to refer on for other treatment.

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