The Watson Headache Approach Fully Explained

The Watson Headache Approach is the most reliable way of finding out if the neck is involved in a headache or migraine problem.
This treatment approach helps hundreds of patients every year in our clinic alone.
The neck continues to be a hugely underrecognised contributor to head pain problems, despite a well-established neuroanatomical link.
The way that we apply the Watson Headache Approach means that we can quickly answer if the neck has a part to play (or not), and also if the treatment approach is going to help.
If we can identify when there isn't a contribution from the neck, it saves wasted time and money on needless neck treatment.
This video discusses the principles, the benefits and the examination process. It answers some of the common questions that we hear.
If you have any feedback or any questions of your own, feel free to type them in the comments or call us on 8356 1000. We can easily arrange a time for one of the headache physios to have a chat with you and answer your questions!
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[@jenrich111]

Thank you for this Watson Headache Approach- my physio, Ursula D. Knecht, from Western Australia, (did your program/teaching=100pages of notes) worked on my neck - it was me saying migraine/jaw/stabbing ear - but when we worked c3 R - made me nauseous and a spade thru my 💀 ☠️ skull - yes the nauseating feeling subsided and spade removed from skull. Thank you very much to both
❤❤❤ = this really works - have a try. Awesome to have top Australian physios available in Australia

[@adelaidewestphysio]

It's good to know she is over there in WA doing good stuff! Glad it helped you 😃

[@xpost92]

Where can I find patient testimonials? C2-C3 is NOT the source but the symptom

[@adelaidewestphysio]

Hiya, in Australia, we can't use patient testimonials at all. The closest we have is the Google review comments for our business. In regards to whether C2-3 is a part of your problem, can as ask how that has been determined?

[@xpost92]

@@adelaidewestphysio simple palpation and experience. Almost every muscle that causes tension headache attaches to the upper segments: scalenes , LS, splenius, occipitals etc etc. MRI shows atrophy in the multifidi, rotatores, semispinalis therefore weakness pulling on cervical segments. This causes overactive and tight primary movers. Most tension headaches are caused by this pathology particularly the lower extensors that receive very little attention unfortunately. Physios should learn to read mri and identify fatty infiltration

[@adelaidewestphysio]

@@xpost92 unfortunately in this day and age, simple palpation and experience aren't enough to take this beyond a hypothesis, however effective it might be for you. You could argue that the Watson Headache Approach is a hypothesis too, except he has done research as part of his PhD to provide experimental support for this method of treatment. Palpation is one of the most unreliable forms of assessment in terms of intertester reliability unless used for pain provocation. You should check out Dean's training if you are interested in helping headache or migraine patients, it is very pragmatic

[@xpost92]

@@adelaidewestphysio that’s my point. Palpation of this area is almost meaningless only vaguely suggestive at best. Structural approach to the mechanics causing the headache are what’s required. You can do all the PHDs in the world and go nowhere. Is it your shoulder, posture, breathing, injury or all of the above? - figure it out. Sensitised brain stem is a symptom not a cause and can be directly linked with overworked muscles, compensation patterns and weakness. I cured myself after 15 yrs of failed treatment for common but severe chronic headaches just by reading my mri I could see the problem. Put two and two together and it is solved with common sense, logic and a structural approach. It is a very complex area but the vast majority of peoples issues can be solved quite easily. Only one of the 10 plus therapists got close to the answer. I would say 70-80% of physiotherapists have a poor understanding of these basic mechanical issues. I would suggest I’d Mr Watson doesn’t include these causes in his approach then he is largely irrelevant