Relationship between occupation and episodes of headache that match cervical origin pain patterns.

The relationship between headache that matches cervical origin pain patterns, occupation, gender, age, and hours of work is examined in a randomly sampled, never-injured population. Although gender was established as a significant factor in the association between occupation and headache, age and hours of work were shown to have no effect. Women working in managerial and professional occupations had a significantly higher risk of cervical origin headache when compared with women working in either clerical or blue collar occupations. A similar association for men was not noted.