Vertigo is a “spinning sensation” when you stand up or open your eyes and is typically associated with malfunction of the vestibular mechanism inside the brain. The cervical spine is not neurologically connected to the vestibular mechanism so there is no way I am aware of that these two can be connected.
“Pressure” headaches can relate to greater or lesser occipital neuralgia which is irritation of the C2 or the C3 nerve roots that do exit from the neck.
Dr. Corenman
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Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
