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Prevalence of Cervicogenic Headache
Headache is a common problem affecting 16 percent of the population at any given time. What percentage of headaches are of cervicogenic origin?
General Population -- 2.5%
Headache Sufferers (=> 5 days/mo) -- 17.8%
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Nilsson N. The prevalence of cervicogenic headache in a random population sample of 20-59 year olds. Spine 1995;20:1884-1888.