Headaches from Neck Tension? Try Trigger Point Massage

Because It’s Not Always About the Head

If you’re getting regular headaches — the kind that start at the base of your skull, crawl up behind your eyes, and make it hard to focus — the issue might not be in your head at all.

It might be your neck.

At Andrea’s Touch, we treat dozens of clients with “chronic headaches” who actually just have tight trigger points in the neck and shoulders.

The good news?

Trigger point massage can offer real, lasting relief.

What Are Trigger Points?

Trigger points are those nasty little knots in your muscle that refer pain to other areas.

Press one in your upper trap or neck, and boom — pain shoots up the side of your head or behind your eye.

That’s not random. That’s a referral pattern — and it’s common with tension headaches.

Why Neck Tension Triggers Headaches

Sitting all day, staring at screens, stress, clenching your jaw — it all loads up the upper traps, suboccipitals, scalenes, and levator scapulae.

When those muscles get tight, they start pulling on your head and spine, compressing nerves, limiting blood flow, and triggering pain that feels like a headache — but is really coming from the neck.

That’s why painkillers barely help.

The tension’s still there.

How Trigger Point Massage Helps Headaches

At Andrea’s Touch, we use targeted, hands-on pressure to:

• Find and deactivate trigger points in your neck, traps, and shoulders

• Release deep muscle layers without inflaming them

• Improve blood flow to the head and neck

• Reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of your headaches

This isn’t a spa-style neck rub.

It’s focused, clinical work that gets straight to the source of your tension.

What You’ll Notice After

• That “heavy head” feeling eases

• Your neck moves more freely

• Less jaw tension, less eye strain

• A clearer head, better sleep, and fewer headaches over time

Final Thought

If your headaches are coming from your neck — no amount of hydration, screen dimming, or paracetamol will fix it.

You need to get in there and release the actual cause of the headache with a massage.

That’s what we do at Andrea’s Touch — and we do it well.

Book a trigger point massage, and let’s give your head (and your nervous system) a break.