Although most people immediately think "headache" when they think of a Migraine, there are many times when some of the accompanying symptoms are as severe and debilitating as the headache, if not more so.

One of those symptoms can be neck pain. Until fairly recently, neck pain was often overlooked as a Migraine symptom. In 2010, a study showed that it's more common in Migraine than nausea. You can find more information about this in Neck Pain as a Migraine Symptom.

Beyond the obvious pain, when neck pain occurs during a Migraine, it impacts Migraineurs in other ways:

• Its presence on the day preceding Migraine is associated with treatments not working as well.
• Neck pain is predictive of Migraine-related disability, regardless of Migraine frequency and severity.
• Presence of neck pain during a Migraine is associated with delayed treatment of Migraine attacks.

You can read more about this in Migraine Treatment Delayed by Neck Pain.

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© Teri Robert, 2012.
Last updated August 8, 2012.