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Though insurers list headache as an indication for breast reduction surgery, its relationship to specific headache phenotypes, neck pain disorders, and sleep\u2010related disorders remains poorly understood. Our objectives were to evaluate the potential relationship between macromastia and chronic migraine, neck pain, cervical radiculopathy, occipital neuralgia, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and to assess factors that influence the likelihood of treatment with reduction mammoplasty in an academic neurology practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective cross\u2010sectional study of women with and without macromastia by reviewing the charts of women with and without diagnosed macromastia (using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision code N62, hypertrophy of the breast) treated at an academic neurology practice from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2024. Groups were matched on age, race\u2010ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI) using propensity matching. In both groups, we analyzed diagnostic codes for chronic migraine, neck pain, cervical radiculopathy, occipital neuralgia, and OSA. The primary outcome was the prevalence of queried craniocervical pain disorders (e.g., chronic migraine, neck pain, occipital neuralgia, and cervical radiculopathy) in women with macromastia versus controls. For our secondary outcome, we examined the prevalence of OSA and rates of reduction mammoplasty in women with macromastia by type of craniocervical diagnostic code.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We identified 347 women with macromastia and 340 matched controls. Postmatch differences remained for mean BMI (28.0 [SD\u2009=\u20096.7] vs. 26.5 [SD\u2009=\u20096.5] kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      , standardized mean difference\u2009=\u20090.194), depression (48.4% vs. 29.7%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and anxiety (57.3% vs. 32.9%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). After adjusting for BMI, demographics, and comorbid mood disorders, women with macromastia had significantly higher adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) for chronic migraine (aPR\u2009=\u20091.40; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.16\u20131.68,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003), neck pain (aPR\u2009=\u20092.04; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.65\u20132.53,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003), cervical radiculopathy (aPR\u2009=\u20092.38; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.39\u20134.06,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.026), and OSA (aPR\u2009=\u20091.54; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.23\u20131.95,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003), but not occipital neuralgia (aPR\u2009=\u20091.54; 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.98\u20132.39,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.054), compared to controls. Among women with macromastia, only those with neck pain were more likely to undergo reduction mammoplasty.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In our retrospective, cross\u2010sectional study, compared to women without macromastia, women with macromastia had a higher prevalence of chronic migraine, neck pain, cervical radiculopathy, and OSA. Women with macromastia and neck pain were more likely to have breast reduction surgery compared to women with macromastia without neck pain. Prospective, longitudinal studies are needed to clarify potential mechanisms driving macromastia's impact on migraine and other disorders and to assess the impact of macromastia treatment on headache outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/head.70226","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,22]],"date-time":"2026-09-22T07:01:16Z","timestamp":1790060476000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Patterns of head and neck pain and obstructive sleep apnea in women with macromastia: A cross\u2010sectional analysis"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"given":"Kristyn Spera","family":"Pocock","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Headache Center Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (Advocate Health)  Winston Salem North Carolina USA"},{"name":"Wake Forest University School of Medicine  Winston\u2010Salem North Carolina 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