What causes pain in the back of the skull?

The first reason may be caused by tension headache, tension headache belongs to a very common primary headache, patients can show pain discomfort in the posterior occipital region, this pain is generally not particularly severe, manifested as a sense of compression or tightness, and the cranial muscle fascia long-term contraction, ischemia and hypoxia, inflammatory mediators increased production is related. Muscle relaxants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers, or physical therapy may be used for this headache. The second cause is occipital neuralgia, such as greater occipital neuralgia, and lesser occipital neuralgia, which may also present as pain in the posterior occipital region. In addition, similar symptoms may occur if there is hypertension or viral meningitis.