A continuing problem with migraine headaches is failure to recognize root causes. Like other pain, migraine is best thought of as a warning signal. The best route to relief is to track down the condition that triggered the alarm. The first step to doing that is to identify where the pain starts. Then, how does it progress?
These are important questions and the answers can provide an enormous amount of information. A client's diagram (below) shows a pattern that strongly suggests that her pain (treated unsuccessfully with migraine drugs) is actually coming from the the back of the neck via splenius muscles and spinal nerves.
You can map your own pain on the template below.
But migraines don't come from the neck alone. Some of the worst can begin with shoulders, neck, legs and feet. (See a full-body template here (PDF) ).
Please don't leave things out for fear of being thought "crazy." In headaches of any kind, seemingly unrelated patterns can be extremely significant. A nagging jaw pain can come from the calf. Shoulder pain can come from internal organs. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome may have nothing to do with the carpal tunnel and a lot to do with your migraines.