Q I have a herniated disc in my neck, and dizziness comes along with pain at the back of my head. Is the neck related to dizziness too?
A Yes. When the neck and shoulder muscles stiffen or there is a problem in the cervical spine, blood flow and balance signals to the head are affected, so dizziness and pain at the back of the head can come together. For this cervicogenic dizziness, treating the neck in parallel is needed for them to improve together.
Detailed Answer
Misalignment of the cervical spine (neck bones) or excessive tension in the neck and shoulder muscles such as the trapezius can compress the blood flow and nerves going to the brain, causing dizziness and occipital headache at the same time. A neck stiffened by postural imbalance also affects the sense of balance, sometimes appearing as floating or swaying dizziness. A characteristic feature is that symptoms change with neck movement.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Dongjedang views cervical tension and postural imbalance as an important structural background of dizziness. We release the stiff back of the neck and shoulders with acupuncture and cupping, and correct the subtle misalignment of the cervical spine and skull with craniosacral chuna to open the passages of blood flow. At the same time, we combine Korean medicine treatment that brings down the heat gathered in the head and revives circulation, so the neck, dizziness, and headache are addressed together as one flow.
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