Post-Traumatic Headaches

Post-traumatic headaches frequently occur in people with head and neck injuries, including closed-head injury and whiplash, regardless of the severity of the accident or injury.  For example, one study indicated that headaches occur in up to 88% of people with mild head injury, while another study found that 60% of patients had headaches for more than two months following the initial mild to moderate head or neck trauma.

You may have post-traumatic headache or resulting post-traumatic syndrome if you experience the following symptoms after a head- or neck-related injury, accident or surgery. (Chances are you will not experience all, or even most, post-traumatic headache characteristics.)