Are cervicogenic headaches symptoms of arthritis?

Because of how pain signals travel, referred pain (that is, pain felt in one location due to a problem in another location) is common. A “cervicogenic headache” – a headache due to a problem in the neck – is a good example of referred pain.

Common conditions arising in the neck, such as osteoarthritis involving joints of the upper (cervical) spine, disc disease of the cervical spine or muscle spasm, can cause cervicogenic headaches.

Thus, a cervicogenic headache can be due to arthritis, but there are other causes of cervicogenic headache as well.