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People complain of pain in their temple(s) but touch the spot just above the temple. It takes a little investigative work to nail the right trigger point.

At times this occurs by itself. Often, this headache pain occurs with other pain patterns. It can be hard to single out without specific questions. It occurs most often with the headache at the back of your head. This one compares most closely to the headache in the temple but notice that it is higher and without the neck and eye tension.

Most often, clients say that they got it from “sleeping wrong.” They’ll complain about a click or pop in the top of their neck that started the headache. I’ve had that happen to me while reading in bed before sleep. I’ll get a little click with a light headache and then wake with a dull headache in the morning.

Most often, clients say that they got it from “sleeping wrong.” They’ll complain about a click or pop in the top of their neck that started the headache. I’ve had that happen to me while reading in bed before sleep. I’ll get a little click with a light headache and then wake with a dull headache in the morning.

At times, they can pinpoint laying on their back with the base of their head laying on a hard surface before the headache started. This can start the headache pattern, especially if the surface was cold and the muscle was chilled, compressed and twisted while laying there.

This is also a problem. There are several muscles that get aggravated by jutting the chin forward and resting it on your hand. You’ll see it in several posts. It is worse when you use your hand to support the weight of your head. That really wedges the top vertebra out of place.

Musculoskeletal Anatomy

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This muscle is part of intrinsic back muscles that stabilize the vertebrae and cranium. Read more about it in this post n semispinalis capitis.