Mobility and Strength Exercises for Cervicogenic Headaches | Tim Keeley | Physio REHAB

Here is the 2nd part of the Cervicogenic headache videos, where I go through 4 exercises for mobility and strength for the acute phase of a headache. Number one rule is monitoring your posture when you sit as 9 times out of 10 this is a precursor to these types of headaches. Fix position of your neck and head when you are static during the day and you'll conquer these headaches.

To help you get looser and stronger so you can adopt a decent posture and stay out of the slump "C" shape, give these a try:

1. Retraction in Sitting
2. Retraction and Rotation
3. Deep Neck Flexor - Upper Cervical Flexion
4. Retraction Supine - Resisted Foam Pad

Ain for 2-3 sets of 10 of each 2-4 times a day. Once you're better with these you probably need to look at upgrading the neck and spine strengthening, along with core work