About This Condition
What Are Migraines?
Migraines are a neurological condition characterized by intense, often debilitating headache pain — typically on one side of the head — along with nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. They affect roughly 12% of the US population and are three times more common in women than men. Migraines involve abnormal brain activity that affects nerve signals, chemicals, and blood vessels in the brain. Conventional treatment relies heavily on prescription triptans, beta-blockers, or anti-seizure medications, all of which carry significant side effects and do not work for every patient. Many migraine sufferers spend years cycling through treatments without lasting relief.
Clinical Research
What the Evidence Shows
Published Research
A systematic review of randomized clinical trials found photobiomodulation to be a promising adjuvant treatment for primary headache, with evidence of reduced pain intensity, decreased headache episode frequency, and a favorable safety profile across all included trials.
Treatment Approach
How Light Therapy Addresses Migraines
1
Reduces Neuroinflammation
Near-infrared light penetrates the skull and cervical tissue to reduce inflammatory markers associated with migraine onset and cortical spreading depression.
2
Calms Nerve Hypersensitivity
PBM modulates trigeminal nerve activity and reduces central sensitization — the overactive pain processing that makes migraineurs hypersensitive to light, sound, and touch.
3
Improves Cervical Blood Flow
Addresses cervicogenic contributors to migraine by increasing microcirculation in the neck and base of skull, reducing muscle tension that triggers vascular headaches.
4
Addresses Root Causes
ATS combines light therapy with nutritional assessment — identifying dietary triggers, hormone imbalances, and deficiencies that contribute to migraine frequency and severity.
Patient Outcomes
What Patients in Eastern NC Are Experiencing
It is miraculous that I can walk into ATS with a migraine and leave 25 minutes without one. There just are not enough positive adjectives in the English language to describe the services Advantage Therapy offers. I have benefited literally head to toe from them for the past 5 years.
— Theo Parker, patient • 2023
Brenda Forehand
★★★★★
2024
For years I have been dealing with a migraine disorder that causes my body to react as if I am having an allergy attack, my eustachian tubes feel full, tinnitus in my left ear, headaches, and vertigo. After years of using over-the-counter products and seeing various doctors I finally feel like I am on a path to functioning better with the light therapy and nutritional services offered. I have more energy and less brain fog. I no longer take the prescribed medicine from my neurologist and this past year I have only had one episode of vertigo.
Ellen Brock
★★★★★
2022
Have definitely seen some improvement in my chronic migraine symptoms. Friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend.
Gary Brock
★★★★★
2022
My wife receives relief from chronic migraine. We both highly recommend Advantage Therapy Solutions.
Amanda Branscome
★★★★★
2020
I lived every day for the past 2 years with terrible migraines and muscle spasms. I met with Advantage and heard for the first time that I could be pain free in just a few weeks.
Rhonda
★★★★★
2020
Great experience and wonderful staff! My migraines have been much more manageable
after these treatments.
Nikki Jones
★★★★★
2020
I had relief from muscle tension that triggers migraine headaches in one session. Will continue treatment sessions.
Migraine Treatment in Greenville, NC
Advantage Therapy Solutions serves patients across Pitt County and Eastern North Carolina. A free consultation includes a full neurological and nutritional assessment to identify your migraine triggers and build a personalized treatment plan.
Non-invasive • Drug-free • No side effects • Same-day appointments available