Prevalence of Cervicogenic Headache in Computer Users in New Normal

Abstract

Cervicogenic headache is a common chronic and recurrent headache. It could be confused with a migraine, tension headache, or other primary headache syndromes. Patients usually complain of a unilateral pain without side shift. It is ordinarily predominant in females. Pain topography is usually stemming from the neck, spreading to the oculofrontotemporal area. Pain is moderate to severe, is worsened by neck movement. Purpose was to study the incidence of cervicogenic headache in computer users. This study to assessed 100 IT Professionals both male & females between the age of 25-40, working for more than 3 years, by performing cervical flexion-rotation test. The result of the Study was total 67% of participants were found positive with cervical flexion rotation test. The greatest cause of cervicogenic headache is a bad posture and long hours of sitting that exerts pressure on the upper cervical spine indirectly leading to headaches.