Table 2.
A. | Pain, referred from a source in the neck and perceived in one or more regions of the head and/or face, fulfilling criteria C and D. |
B. | Clinical, laboratory and/or imaging evidence of a disorder or lesion within the cervical spine or soft tissues of the neck known to be, or generally accepted as, a valid cause of headache. |
C. | Evidence that the pain can be attributed to the neck disorder or lesion based on at least one of the following: |
1. Demonstration of clinical signs that implicate a source of pain in the neck. | |
2. Abolition of headache following diagnostic blockade of a cervical structure or its nerve supply using placebo- or other adequate control. | |
D. | Pain resolves within 3 months after successful treatment of the causative disorder or lesion. |
Key: ICHD international classification of headache disorders