Why does the back part of my head hurt?

Have you check your blood pressure? It could be that resulting from high blood pressure as well.What about cholesterol level?Pain in the back of the head is often referred to as a cervicogenic (meaning: from the neck) headache because it often originates from an irritation in the upper cervical (neck) spine. This is because the nerves that supply the back of the head originate in the upper cervical spine. It is seen most commonly in patients with whiplash injury and in patients with marked arthritis of the upper cervical spine. Usually this kind of pain is worse with prolonged sitting in a stooped posture as when working on a keyboard for long hours. The fact that you have had the pain with laughing is unusual but can be explained. When we laugh, we activate a lot of our muscles in the face, and we may extend our neck depending on the position. Neck extension sometimes may cause worsening of the pain in patients with cervicogenic headache. On the other hand, there are patients who experience a lot of pain in their faces when they laugh. They usually have a condition called trigeminal neuralgia (also known as tic douleureux) that is due to irritation of the fifth cranial nerve (also known as the trigeminal nerve). Interestingly, the trigeminal nerve fibers in their path from the face to the brain stem, "dip" into the upper cervical spine, in the same area where the nerve fibers that supply the back of the head travel. These may be the reason why you had pain when you were laughing. Fortunately, it only happened once and you may not need to do anything about it at this point in time. However, if it recurs, you may need to see a neurologist for diagnostic workup.

The muscles in your neck are tight back there and to get rid of the pain you have to free up those muscles and here's how to do that: Neck Put your hands alongside your head so your thumbs are on the front of the muscle under your ear and your fingers are on the back of the muscle behind your neck. Squeeze your thumb and fingers together and hold. Relax your body. When your fingers and thumb touch, about two minutes, slowly lower your head as far as you can, release the pressure but hold your neck lowered for another 30 seconds. For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.