Treatment depends on what is causing the inflammation or irritation of the occipital nerves.

In this procedure, a neurostimulator is used to deliver electrical impulses to the occipital nerves.

This nerve arises from between the first and second cervical vertebrae, along with the lesser occipital nerve.

The lesser occipital nerve has also been implicated in development of migraine headaches.

The lesser occipital nerve is one of the four cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus.

This branch is occasionally derived from the greater occipital nerve.

Its terminal portion is accompanied by the greater occipital nerve.

These areas correspond to the locations of the lesser and greater occipital nerves.

Additionally, the pain may radiate forward toward the eye, as it follows the path of the occipital nerve(s).

That arises from irritation of the occipital nerves, the scalp's sensory messengers, as they pass through tight neck muscles.