Progress in traditional Chinese and western medicine treatment of cervicogenic headache headache / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

With the development of modern society, the incidence rate of cervicogenic headache (CEH) in the population is younger and increasing year by year. CEH is a common and unique form of headache, characterized by inflammation or physiological changes in cervical structures such as bones, intervertebral discs, or soft tissues, resulting in chronic, unilateral head pain as the main manifestation of the syndrome. The nature of pain often manifests as involving pain. The combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine in the treatment of CEH has gradually become a research hotspot in this field. This article reviews recent domestic and foreign literature on CEH and reviews the latest research progress of traditional Chinese and western medicine treatment in cervical headache.