Research Shows Pain from Migraine Headaches Effectively Treated
With 830Laser Therapy – Lee et. al.

Migraine headaches are one of man's common afflictions. Despite voluminous articles that have been written about migraines, little is known about its causes.

32 patients (10 males and 22 females) with a mean age of 44.1 years (range from 21 to 67 years), with ongoing migraines and migrainous-type headaches were evaluated.

Many patients had histories and signs of muscle-tendon and ligament injuries in the head and neck areas from automobile accidents, sport injuries and other trauma which often cause migraine headaches.

The soft tissue injuries were aggravated by their poor posture or by prolonged desk work. Most patients had pressure and/or pulsating pain around the head and in the frontal and temporal areas.

Following informed consent, migraine treatment consisted of a low power diode laser (gallium-aluminum-arsenide, wavelength 830 nm) was directed at the soft tissue lesion sites using 30 to 100 mW for 1 - 2 minutes per site.

Low power laser directed at these key anatomical areas along the NL, SP, and STY markedly diminished or totally abolished pain and tenderness in all patients. There was reduction of edema at tender sites and relaxation of muscles within 1-5 minutes. No adverse effects were observed.

It is believed that the laser stimulated removal of noxious chemicals via lymphatics. Thus low power laser treatment at appropriate anatomic areas can effectively and safely provide migrane relief.