Cryotherapy has been shown to be beneficial in the treatment of migraines and other related tension headaches.

It is indicated that the cooling and/or numbing of nerves in the neck and carotid regions significantly reduced migraine pain by cooling the blood passing through intracranial vessels. The usage in a treatment protocol for migraines and tension type headaches (TTH) is now well recognised as either a support therapy or in some cases as stand-alone treatment.