Occipital Neuralgia Relief & Massage Therapy in Leesburg & Ashburn, VA

Occipital neuralgia causes sharp, shooting pain in the back of the head and neck, often feeling like a migraine or severe headache. At Massage Hope, our licensed therapists provide targeted therapeutic massage to calm irritated nerves, release tight muscles, and bring real relief. Located on the Ashburn border in Leesburg, we help clients throughout Loudoun County manage occipital neuralgia naturally and effectively.

What is Occipital Neuralgia? How can massage help?

Occipital Neuralgia is when your occipital nerves (back of the head where your skull meets the neck) are inflamed.  This can be due to injury, muscle tightness or other inflammation present in you body.  Massage can be an effective way to relieve symptoms of occipital neuralgia, especially if from tight muscles. If your neck muscles are tight, then may cause entrapment of you nerve. During a massage session, your massage therapist will focus on these trigger points to help release any entrapment.

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Occipital neuralgia causes may include:

Anatomical diagram of the neck showing the greater occipital nerve, suboccipital nerve, upper trapezius, and surrounding muscles – key areas targeted during therapeutic massage for occipital neuralgia relief at Massage Hope in Leesburg and Ashburn VA

  • Injury after car accident

  • Whiplash

  • Overly tight neck muscles

  • Compressed nerves in the neck, due to osteoarthritis or other conditions

  • Tumors

  • Gout

  • Diabetes

  • Vasculitis, or blood vessel inflammation

  • Overuse injuries caused by keeping the head in a down or forward position

Occipital neuralgia symptoms include:

  • Chronic headaches

  • Pain behind the eye, on one side of the head

  • Blurry vision

  • Dental pain

  • Dizziness

  • Vertigo

  • Migraine symptoms

  • Sensitivity to light

  • Scalp tenderness

  • Pain and tight muscles when moving the neck

How Our Therapists Help Provide Relief

We don't just provide a generic massage. Our licensed Leesburg massage therapists use a combination of Deep Tissue Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, and Myofascial Release to specifically target the suboccipital muscles at the base of your skull. By releasing the entrapment around these nerves, we help restore your range of motion and drastically reduce headache frequency. Because occipital nerve pain presents so similarly to severe tension headaches, this targeted treatment is booked under our Migraine Relief Massage service. Simply select that option on our scheduling menu to get started.

What Our Loudoun County Clients Are Saying: "Best migraine relief I've ever had. The therapists really listen and know their techniques." – Michael R., Leesburg

"Massage Hope changed my life — the deep tissue work finally fixed my chronic shoulder pain after years of frustration." – Sarah T., Ashburn

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For more information about migraine and headache relief, please click the link below.

Migraine and Headache Massage