Stop Occipital Neuralgia Pain Naturally - Symptoms, Causes, Healing Cycle & Treatment 

At last, an intelligent approach! Thank you! I cannot afford to see a special chiropractor who treats this as the first visit is $1000. And they don't treat properly! There is some hope for me. Had severe whiplash years ago and now arthritis and gradually getting worse as I am now over 75.

I found that fixing my posture at my desk job helped reduce tension and thus relieved the inflammation.

I've been telling my chiropractor that when I'm in pain and I get massage and or adjusted that it causes me more harm and prolongs the headaches. You are the first to speak on this.

This was so helpful! I’ve been to countless Doctors Chiropractors and Neurologists about his pain. Not one ever said that’s what this is but for me it happened about 20 years ago after a car accident. I’ve had this neuralgia everyday since. I keep telling the doctors that’s I feels like neuralgia or worse than migraine pain. Thank you for this info.

Thank you for explaining this. A few years ago, I had this issue and I went to the ER, after a CAT scan, ex-rays, and a lot of tears, they ended up doing a spinal tap. The fluids they took from my spine, tested, and found nothing, my body didn't replace the fluids inside my skull, so my brain no longer "floated" due to lack of fluids. That was a new set of painful issues. So they drew blood from my arm and injected it into my spine to replace the fluids in my skull. This was a 2-week endeavor. They still couldn't tell me why I had these horrible stabbing pains. It felt like an icepick piercing my scalp. It was awful. This explains why and I so appreciate this video.

Thank you so much for this video. You've provided the best, most thorough, easily understood information regarding occipital neuralgia. I've suffered & sought treatment for 20 years with this. I'm a retired RN of 40+ years who has sustained multiple back & neck injuries. This Wednesday, the PT finally said I had occipital neuralgia. Sent me home with exercises, get some la crosse balls for massage, and ordered a TENS unit. Excellent video, thank you.

Brilliant Doctor , You have made a serious research and discovery and healed a lot of us who never found this information for so so long

I have enormous pain right now and I could barely move my neck and head, I did try the roller and stretching and I think it keeps burning and make it worst. This makes sense so much. Thank you

Thank you for the video, I have been suffering for 25 years with this and have been to multiple chiropractors and neurologists who just tell me I have migraine. Occipital pain always first on one side then transitioning to behind eyeball unbearable pain. I thank you for saying all of the things I have always thought and some new tips to combat this. 😊 God bless.

I’ve been diagnosed with occipital Neuralgia. I’ve done PT, Chiropractor, meds, nerve block but only get temporary relief. It feels like someone is squeezing my nerve. I have trouble concentrating and it actually seems to get worse while concentrating. I do have times of remission and feel pretty good but when I’m having symptoms it’s so debilitating. My quality of life sucks.

This is great info. I have recently being seeing an osteopath and I am definitely getting some improvement. I have to sleep with the head of my raised due to reflux and this is killing my neck. I have a lot of head pressure mostly when I lie my head flat, my head feels like it’s going to explode. I’m also seeing a neurologist and waiting to have scans done but she’s offered nerve blocks which I don’t really want to get into that. These RU-vid videos are definitely beneficial. I’ve been to Physio and run tbe gammet, osteopath has been the only one so far that has helped.. only two treatments in

WOW!! Thank You Dr. Jacobs for making this so easy to understand. This video is EXCELLENT!👍👍

Thanks Dr

Thank you very for this information It helps a lot how to correct our posture

You are awesome ! 👏🏻

Such insighful video! Finally great explanation that makes sense instead of "bend your head against.... and stretch"

Excellent video Dr Jacobs. New to your channel. Have frequent, severe Migraines but the Occipital Neuralgia is a new, very unpleasant development added to the din. Thank you.

Thank-you for a thorough yet easy to understand explanation of occipital neuralgia. Superb.

Thank you, i have it to the point of a permanent wrenched neck, have herniated discs had surgery 30 yrs ago. arthritis the works. will try all this

My occipital pain begins as morning headaches which extend up the sides of my head, like sinus-like conditions that feel much like a severe withdrawal from caffeine.

Let’s say we follow all these steps of healing … does this pain go away slowly .. or it stays but just the magnitude of pain goes low ?

Oh man! This makes sense! My doc sent me to pt for strengthening and my neck and head burns sooo bad!

I work in a museum and walk 7 hours a day. I realised I walk with a slight bent neck not helped by carrying a heavy bag across the back of the base of my neck! Now I have terrible pain that radiates from my neck, its been less than two weeks I really hope it goes!!

Wish you were my doctor, then I would get a better diagnosis

I'm stuck in a vicious cycle of symptoms off and on for 2 years after i passed out and hit the back of my head off the toilet and then floor. I had post concussion syndrome and then had cranial bone movement therapy to help speed up recovery for that. Then i started physical therapy a year ago doing eye darts with a weighted pillow thing and exercises for my back and neck. I also saw an upper cervical blair chiropractor. I had issues with my C1, then my C2, and then some others of the neck. I am doing a lot better than before. I couldn't drive for a while as i had many neulogical issues. Now, when i get adjusted, he says something about it being my suboccipital area where the head isnt on the shoulders right. When that happens i usually have a lot of anxiety and dizziness is off and on and i dont know how to help me or what i need anymore. Sometimes i get a pain behind the left ear area and it feels like a hard bone of pressure and sometimes a headache across the back lower head where skull ends i believe. I've spent to much trying to heal. They also gave me a cervical denneroller to help put the curve back in my neck. 😢 i just want my health back. It's hard when ny health determines what kind of day I have. I just want to workout consistently again. I feel so loopy after adjustments like my nerves are firing off all over and it makes me feel so sick.

Thank you so much 👏🏾👏🏾🥰🙏🏾

My pain is in back of head side of head n eyes, but ladts longer than few mins!!😢lasts hrs

Hi Doctor, I have been experiencing tightness all towards the back of my head around the ear area for several months now. Was in a lot of stress and also in a motor vehicle accident as well. I have done physical therapy, have seen a chiropractor as well, Neurologist, tried some medication, but that hasn’t helped. I’ve been in a lot of pain and it’s been hard to sleep at night. What can I do next? Is there anyway we can communicate?

This video was very helpful. Thank you Doc 🙏

This is so helpful - thank you!

Thank you doctor

The only way I sleep is on my back and that creates to trigger the occipital ugh I need to get better with this . How to sleep ? how to know one has scar tissue??? When you breaks soft tissue are you going to be in more pain that is a good question. Thanks

A very informative video Dr Jacobs, Thank you, Sue (not feeling good) in the UK. 😮

Your spot on, stretching & exercise makes it worse

Wow, thank you for this thorough explanation. Found you after my last terrible migraine episode just yesterday. This time I could feel actually swelling in the back of my skull near the occipital nerve (swelling over the top of left base of skull knob). Migraine😢 pain was severe, and accompanied by extreme nausea, dizziness, and seeing black specs (stars?). I’ve suffered from migraines from a number of years but they have become much worse since being rear ended a few years ago. I plan to go back to my physician with this information to get on the proper treatment course. I believe this recent flare was caused by improper sleeping position and possibly stress. I will immediately begin a strict anti-inflammation diet today. The pain was so severe I considered calling an ambulance as it was different than any other migraine I suffered previously. Strangely enough I have physical swelling on the lower left base of my skull, although the severe migraine pain ran along the back of my skull and up over towards my right eye. This is the first time I’ve noticed the swelling and the migraine at the same time. How do we purchase the fascia tools? If anyone has a link to the doctor’s website or any additional information would be amazing. Thank you

I have chronic occupital Nauralgia. I can’t lay down on the base of my skull and sleep. When ai awake I’m in so much pain.

My severe occipital neuralgia Pain started 1-year ago after I had neck surgery w/ 10" rods 2-rods starting at the back skull base connecting , C2- thru 7T surgery I got 12 screws & 2-rods. Surgery had to be done in the back of neck.. pains getting worse, It's horrible, I'm not getting any help from doctors. No tests except neck r ray -CT scan of neck but not a CT or MRI of my head. Nausea & headache & ear pain & some ingesting muffled.

Thank you so much Dr. Jacobs, where can I get in contact with starting the home kits.

❤ excellent video. I hope to be able to get that surgery one day.

Very helpful information for my occipital neuralgia diagnosis from a severe head injury sustained from a whiplash type fall. Who is the gadget you refer to as "A5" to break up scar tissue. I have severe headaches and am beginning toward healing. Took over a year for the diagnosis so I have suffered tremendously.

Dr This is so useful. I have been suffering migraines all year and they just want to medicate. It has become crippling and affecting my life. Is there anywhere in Cape Town South Africa you can recommend to get these tools to help to get the release ? I am scheduled to see a neurologist in Sept only

Good day Doc, you mentioned " Proper Posture" on your video and also you said, correcting the posture without breaking the scar tissue & fascia release is not recommended, how am I gonna do something about proper posture if I was advised to not correct my posture?

Does pillow play any part here? I used to o sleep on w very high pillow and developed those symptoms gradually and its hard to get rid of it.

Hello Dr. I have been experiencing this exact pain for almost a year. My neurologist wants to inject me with botox. MRI shows nothing. Where are u located ? This has taken a complete toll in my life.

Hello Dr just finished watching this video and i have this problem for sure. My doctor said it was a head cold i might have caught but at 1st it was just a migrane or a serious headache , like tension headache , but i woke up this mornings with what felt like a crick in my neck that shot to my head after a while . Only on my left side. Like a tingle or a numb feeling around my ear. And pain when I turn my head left. I live in north carolina and if i could i would come to you for a treatment but if you know a reliable doctor in my state please recommend because im in so much pain and i cant find release. Anywhere in north carolina i will go please help me. I have been using ice because thats the only thing i could think of to try a relieve some pain but its still there for sure. I woke up at 10am and its 4:16 am and i cant sleep. Not sure how im gonna handle this 😢pain if this continues . This is a new type of head pain and cruck in my neck type of pain . HELP please oh yeah i care for my mother 24/7 who was diagnosed with dementia and aphsia after a stroke she had to have surgery on her left neck area because or a blocked arttries or blood vessel... i say that because im haveing the pain in my neck around the same area a my mother are these two conditions similar? Thank you for everything you

Thank you Dr. Joseph. I have frontal headache(tightness) for years, but recently as i start digital marketing sitting for long hours on my computer I started feeling pain radiates to the left side of backhead, i noticed that if i rest that painful side on a pillow the pain reduces drastically. I don't know if it's occupital Nauralgia or another type of headache

I have cervical stenosis and regularly get occipital headaches on the side where it is but this In formation doesn't address that problem.

Doctor, I have a question. Why is it in summer my occipital pain get more frequent？Is it because of AC？

Sir I get electric shocks in neck and my head shake automatically when I feel afraid or in anxiety

Doc - can occipital N also cause migraine with auras since nerves are contrictred which is a main cause for migraine auras. Also does occipital N cause tingling at the back of the head due to nerve inflammation?

I don’t lay on my head anymore cause I feel a crunching sound then I start panicking so I sleep sideways

doctor I don't know if iam with this disease but all these symptoms i get them but I even get breathing problems when I have this kind of signs

Where can I get these tools for releasing the fascia - A3, A5, etc? Thank you for the help. When I try to describe this to my doctor all I get is a blank stare.

I've had this pain as long as I can remember. My mom said it was from a mastoid infection. Perhaps scar tissue? I am also a EDSh so maybe from instability? Thank for this video!

Hello doctor , Amazing info and a so much relate to most of these symptoms. After doing an X-ray I was told by a chiro that my atlas is shifted 5.6 degrees/misaligned. Could a misaligned atlas cause these pains and discomfort? Thank you

My friend, you may benefit from learning some other ways to affect the deep tissue without thinking mechanically. We are energetic beings.

If someone is going this all on their own at home, how long do you think it would take? This pain is exhausting me.

Great video,excellent information,would like to purchase your tools but unfortunately I find them quite unaffordable ...😢

I have MS, three herniating cervical discs, and cervical/spinal stenosis. Occipital and Trigeminal Neuralgia. At this point, my posture is severely lacking.

I have a buring sensation in my right side of the brain near the ear when i lay down my head pls tell me what to do ?

I've had pain behind the eyes, back of head, neck, shoulders, side of head, everywhere, no answers. Can this also cause ear ringing? Seizure like attacks?

Doctor...i have very mild pain from jaw to temple ...the pain due to occipital neuroglia is gone i think after i managed my pose and massaged but muscle feel tense still... now i have mild pain between ear and eye that comes and goes ..on both sides.. i think this is due to both of my wisdom teeth (upper) that are growing... BUT also i have numbness ( can feel the skin) and goosebumps kind of wired feeling in my forehead ,around temples and sometimes back part also ...i feel like i am wearing something.. you know the feel when wearing cap for long and after removing you still feel like wearing the cap...and this is only in my head area no any problem in body... Is it wisdom teeth or i have worst things i am having anxiety that i have tumor,cancer or something going in my head😢😢😢 help me doctor...those teeth are sensitive to first bite of food but not pain sensitive.. pleasure sensitive like when you eat spice your eye rolls ...and there is no pain chewing .

How much time does it take to reach Maturation stage ? From proliferation stage ?

Hello doctor my head back side burning sensation come and go what was the problem sir

Can Klonopin or alcohol withdrawal cause this? Since getting off Klonopin i have nerve pain everywhere!!

Do you have any demonstrations on how to use these tools?

Does it cause eye problems

Why have I never seen this “scar tissue” you’re talking about on cadavers? I’ve seen dissections but never any “scar tissue” that you say is developed just from poor posture and tense muscles.

i started getting stabbing pains over a month ago daily mostly on my right dide in the back of my head but now mostly i the middle of the head and forhead eyes occasionally on the other side to in forhead eye area to ave some neck issues

What about people that have had neck surgery with this problem and bone spurs ?

Sir I am having this pain back of head near ear last 30 year. My age 40. So for no medicine worked. But my scan report shows osteophytes and c2 & c3& c4 osteophytes. Very torcher pain I am facing. But your video location shown same place I am having pain. But recently I visited neuralgia doctor he is advised to take medicine deparan 10 mg and eliwel 10 mg ever day night & betaflu 10 mg evening. So after taking this medicine pain reduced 80 %. But if stop again pain is coming. So can you advise through online or reply so I can follow you. This 30 year pain I am suffering

How does trigger point therapy help?

Could this happen AFTER lower back chiropractic adjustments. I feel like I started having these "episodes " 6 months after regular adjustments.

Rolfing helps

Hello sir i m from India i suffering from pulsatating pain at base of my skull i go to the neurosurgeon they do my mri and mri dont have any dysfunction but they told me u have migrane. I suffering from these since last 3 yrs i have others symptoms also like tmj back pain what should i do now. The pulsatating pain at base of skull is so horror and i cant able to focus on my studies 😭 plz suggest me what can i do now plz reply

The nurologists don’t help I’ve tried nerve blocks and Botox. What kind of doctor do I need to see. I saw a surgeon he referred me to the nurologist. My condition is chronic.

I understand what your saying but what do you want me to do at home?

Treatment on what? Only trying symptoms.. but doctors never treat the cause. I’m exhausted with this condition 20;years. Don’t know how long I can last without killing my self to end my agony

Hello Doctor , if we buy the tools , do you help us how to use them to reduce pain .. I have all these symptoms and pain s so frustrating and not able to focus on my work please help 🙏

My problem is -pain for 5 minutes after laughing/happyfeeling or during playing sports on back side of head between both ears ....also when seeing lower side of bed while sitting upside make me vertigo for some minute.... I feel some slight pain on pressing both lumbs which are there between ears on backside Can u advise what this is???

Wonder if this is heritage, my daughter has same symptoms

This is me. So much pain. Can you suggest the best sleep positions.

Sir i get itching on different portion of skull and then pain on these portion externally and internally. Internal pain is like electric shot. I have tested CT scan it's normal. What should i do now? I'm scared of it 😭.

My arms are starting to be hard to hold uo, things are getting worse for me, i know i have mixed connective tissue disease, so it makes sense, serrapeptase helps clean up tge dead scar tissue, so it helps, but like i said its now affecting my muscles and everything is getting worse

I get a palpitations on the left side of my temple that will last for months is this a normal side effect or symptom?

Mine was caused by an accident, when a horse T-boned drivers side while I was in motion.

These tools and magnaheal is not available in India. Where can I buy these pls

Hai doctor I have a quick electric sensation on my right side of head which extent to the eye...I also get this sensation and pain whenever I dry my hair with towel and when I rub that area with towel and I also when I bend my head back and give pressure to my head....and now I have neck pain tooo....Is it occipital neuralgia? Kindly reply

How to do get the devices or use them properly.

I'm pregnant 14 weeks and I feel it everyday 😢, what would I do

Hello doc - its beacouse of migraine or what, i have migraine with aura

how much does emotional stress play a role?

What is the name of your practice?

I am seeing a Chiropractor. Do you feel manipulation of the neck and spine can have a positive impact on Occipital Neuralgia?

I had a suboccipital craniectomy to remove a brain tumor a few years ago. Within the last year I’ve had a lot of occipital pain and pain in the back of my head. I have learned that they had to cut through all the muscle and fascia to get to the tumor. Is there any way to heal this?

Dr which country you are from? I would like to shift there for sometime and get treared by you.. i am sucked up with the pain same like occipital neuralgia possibly caused by bad neck posture

Can ON cause pulsating tinnitus, a feeling of imbalance and a feeling of a possible Vertigo "spin" coming on?

Doctor can you leave a # for call contact.

It was so severe pain😢

Iam sufaring from calf muscle pain during one month due to follen from height i feel very tightness in that area and difficulty in movement docter how i reduse that pain and tightness?