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By Mayo Clinic staffSpinal headaches are more common in women and in people who have a history of experiencing headaches in general. Spinal headaches occur most often in people between the ages of 20 and 40. The risk of spinal headaches increases with use of larger needles and multiple punctures in the membrane that surrounds the spinal cord.