New pattern of headaches after massage

I have read the discussion here: http://www.massageprofessionals.com/forum/topics/headaches-after-ma... and there are some really helpful ideas in it.  I was wondering if anyone had any additional insight to the issue.  My client is in her mid-30's and has been so debilitated by migraines since high school that she just recently was able to get a full-time job.  She credits me and her chiropractor with getting her to the point she could do it!  However, recently she's noticed that she's getting more headaches again and after a massage (which she loves!) she's ending up at Urgent Care or the emergency room.  She's done much better with CranioSacral Therapy and Lymph Drainage Therapy (I just took LDT 1 a few weeks ago).  

I'm wondering why she's changed to having headaches after massage when she didn't used to.

More info:  She's about 5'4" and maybe 115 lbs.  I don't think she eats well; she's not interested in food.  And I do need to ask her how much water she drinks.  Her previous MT did really painful deep work on her; I do deep work but it's not painful for her and she has overall less tension and muscle knots than she did.  She has significant right hip issues along with a pelvic imbalance that I've been working to address using massage and Myofascial Release.

One change we did make was she dropped from every week to every other week when she got the job, but it's been several months ago and this pattern just started fairly recently.

Any thoughts would be most welcome!

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    Therese Schwartz

    Hmmm...I don't know Lee.  I'll ask her and post back.

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    Therese Schwartz

    K, she said lying down doesn't make them worse but sometimes getting up and around helps - but that depends on the kind of headache she has at the time.  I forgot in my original post that she gets different kinds of headaches.

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    Therese Schwartz

    Hey Gordon, I missed your post.  I need to check out her SCM's - I know they are tight, as are her scalenes.  She's been going to a neurologist and has gone through all kinds of testing.

    Also, her frontal bone is shifted to one side which creates a whole set of issues by itself.