Not All Headaches Are Migraines – From Assessment to Management
Overview
Course Objectives: Not All Headaches Are Migraines – From Assessment to Management
By the end of this lecture, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the major types of headaches and their clinical presentations.
2. Differentiate migraine from tension-type, cervicogenic, and other common headaches.
3. Identify the characteristic signs and symptoms associated with different headache disorders.
4. Understand the potential contribution of cervical spine dysfunction to headache symptoms.
5. Recognize the relationship between neck pain, restricted mobility, and headache presentations.
6. Perform a systematic subjective assessment of patients presenting with headaches.
7. Identify important questions to include in a headache history.
8. Understand the role of headache location, frequency, duration, and intensity in clinical assessment.
9. Recognize headache-related red flags that may indicate serious underlying pathology.
10. Understand when referral for medical evaluation or further investigation is necessary.
11. Perform a basic clinical screening of cervical spine mobility and function.
12. Understand the clinical relevance of cervical movement testing in patients with headaches.
13. Explore the relationship between musculoskeletal impairments and cervicogenic headaches.
14. Understand the role of posture and movement patterns in selected headache presentations.
15. Develop a structured clinical reasoning approach to headache assessment.
16. Understand the principles of evidence-informed conservative management for appropriate headache presentations.
17. Explore the potential role of manual therapy in the management of selected cervicogenic headaches.
18. Understand how therapeutic exercise and cervical mobility interventions may contribute to patient management.
19. Recognize the importance of patient education, self-management strategies, and individualized treatment planning.
20. Integrate clinical assessment findings to develop an appropriate management plan and determine when multidisciplinary care is required.
