What is the cause of the pain in the back of the child's head?

Pain in the back of the head is a problem that many children will encounter. Some suffer from pain in the back of the head due to accidentally falling, while others suffer from pain due to internal brain lesions. Parents are always nervous about this. So how should we correctly deal with the pain in the back of a child’s head? Let’s take a look together today!

Pain in the back of the head may be caused by:

1. Muscle contraction headache: also known as tension headache, often caused by work stress, fatigue, writing, reading, long-term computer work, incorrect posture and other factors, causing continuous contraction of the head, face or neck muscles, resulting in headache. Pain in the occipital area is also the result of spasm of the muscles in the back of the neck.

2.2. Cervical spondylosis headache: The most common location of headache is the back of the neck and the occipital area. It is caused by hyperplastic cervical spondylitis or bone spurs compressing and irritating the cervical nerve roots, and bone hyperplasia may be seen in cervical spine films.

3. Occipital neuralgia: It may be caused by infection, local irritation or local muscle tension and traction. The headache is mainly located in the occipital area and neck, and there may be local tenderness at the Fengchi point behind the occipital bone. Occipital neuralgia may be secondary to cervical spine diseases or tumors, etc. It is recommended to do relevant examinations of the brain and cervical spine, such as cervical spine films, CT, etc., to rule out headaches caused by organic lesions.

Treatment methods: 1. Remove the predisposing factors, such as fatigue, anxiety, tension, etc. After checking and identifying the cause, treat it accordingly. 2. Correct bad posture: Pay attention to preventing and correcting various bad postures to avoid continuous contraction of the head, neck, shoulder and back muscles, such as long-term bending over a desk to write, read and work, operating the computer screen too close, etc. 2. Self-massage: Press the Fengchi point and temples with the middle fingers of both hands, rub in circles, and headache can be relieved. 3. Drug treatment: Zhengtian Pills are effective in treating tension headaches.

After reading the article we introduced today on how to solve the pain in the back of the child’s head, I wonder if it has been helpful to you. When faced with a child's pain in the back of the head, parents must not take it lightly and must ask the child about the cause of the illness or the reason for the pain. This is the only way to correctly judge the severity of the pain and whether to seek medical attention in time.