Why does the right back of my head hurt? What factors caused it?

If you have pain in the back of your head, you should be alert to cervical spondylosis, which is most common among today's white-collar workers. Frequent facing the computer, burying the head in work, and inactivity can easily cause cervical spondylosis. Everyone should exercise more to prevent the occurrence of cervical spondylosis.

1. It is generally caused by cervical spondylosis. You should also pay attention to excluding the possibility of cervical spondylosis. People with cervical bone hyperplasia may suffer from pain in the back of the head and neck due to hyperplastic cervical spondylitis or bone spurs compressing and irritating the cervical nerve roots.

1. Muscle contraction headache:

Also known as tension headache, it is often caused by work stress, fatigue, writing, reading, long-term computer work, incorrect posture and other factors, which cause continuous contraction of the head, face or neck muscles and produce headaches. Pain in the occipital area is also the result of spasm of the muscles in the back of the neck.

2. Cervical spondylosis headache:

The most common areas of headache are the back of the neck and the occipital area. It is caused by hyperplastic cervical spondylitis or bone spurs compressing and irritating the cervical nerve roots, and bone hyperplasia may be seen in cervical spine films.

3. Occipital neuralgia:

It may be caused by infection, local irritation or local muscle tension and traction. The headache is mainly located in the occipital area and neck, and there may be local tenderness at the Fengchi point behind the occipital bone. Occipital neuralgia may be secondary to cervical spine diseases or tumors, etc.