What causes muscle tension headaches in the back of your head?
Here are the most likely causes of discomfort that feels like pressure or squeezing at the base of your skull.
1. You slept with your neck ‘too straight.’ This happens when your pillow doesn’t support your neck. It’s more as though your neck is in a ‘hammock’ position. This strains the muscles at the base of your skull.
2. You stick your chin out when you are trying to see the monitor or something else. This happens especially to people who wear bifocals because they are trying to read through the bottom of the lens and the screen is too high. This shortens the muscles at the base of your skull.
How can you get rid of muscle tension headaches?
1. Massage works. Either find a professional massage therapist or do it yourself. The back of your skull is called the occiput. Make sure the therapist knows how to massage there before you spend your money. You can learn how to do it yourself by getting or borrowing a copy of the do-it-yourself, easy to use trigger point book by Claire Davies.
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