Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO A headache in the back of the head, also known as an occipital headache, can stem from ...

Pinched nerves, muscle tightness, or a neck and head injury usually cause occipital neuralgia. Other causes include: How pain in the back of the head is treated depends on what's causing it.

Because different nerves are affected (the occipital nerves, which run along the back of the neck and head), the sharp head pain usually affects the back of your head, ears, and eyes. There are ...

So talk it over before you head to the OR ... press on a spinal nerve, and cause back pain. In a diskectomy, the surgeon removes all or part of the disk. They may have to make a big cut in ...