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Many have questions about the effects of laser use for migraine pain. All Migraines are unique, but here is a case study for thought.
Multi Radiance Medical Medical Advisory Board Case Stories. Dr. Chris Carraway, Carraway Chiropractic and Laser Center, New Bern, NC
This is a case story involving a female patient suffering from various intensities of migraine pain for many years.
Treating the center of her forehead with 1000 Hz with the MR4 ACTIV, about one minute into the treatment the patient told me she was seeing scotomas (flashing, moving lights), sometimes associated as a prodrome with some migraine sufferers. The light was white, not red from visually seeing the laser.
I stopped treating and the scotomas subsided. A minute later I treated again and she reported the lights were back. I removed the laser and again they subsided. After a minute I placed the laser on the same target but the laser was off. She reported no scotomas. Her eyes were shielded during these treatments and she could not see the red laser.
My thoughts are that she was experiencing a vasodilation migraine, and transcranial LLLT was increasing the blood flow to the threshold required to trigger scotomas for her. I would remove the LLLT stimulation and the visual hallucination of scotoma would fade. When I returned LLLT stimulation the scotoma returned. I was delighted when I placed the inert emitter back and got no response.
This patient is an RN and has suffered migraines for most of her adult life and is very familiar with scotomas. She stated, "That was weird. I have never had them come and go like that. It was like a switch."
With chiropractic adjustments and SPGLNB (sphenopalatine ganglion laser nerve block) I was able to abate her migraine pain and send her on her way.
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