01/15/2026
✨ What Is Occipital Neuralgia?
Occipital neuralgia refers to an inflammation of the occipital nerves found in the back of the head and neck.
There are three pairs of occipital nerves that commonly suffer from inflammation:
• The two Greater Occipital Nerves (GON) are found on each side of the upper neck at the base of the back of the scalp
• The Third Occipital Nerves (TON) are found a few centimeters below the GON
• The Lesser Occipital Nerves (LON) are found on each side of the neck a few centimeters below the back of the ear
Occipital neuralgia most often produces a pain that feels like a tight, electric shock and many patients with severe occipital neuralgia report some type of headache.
Chronic migraine, status migrainosus, chronic headache and tension headache cure are all diagnoses that may be given to patients with occipital neuralgia.
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