Neuromodulation for Migraine Treatment | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Neuromodulation devices are advanced medical tools that can increase or decrease the activity of the nervous system. Research has found this technology may be effective[1] in reducing migraine attacks and cluster headaches. While most of these devices require a prescription, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved one device to be sold over the counter[2].

Learn more about neuromodulation works and who should use this alternative treatment option.

Neuromodulation is conducted with a device that uses electrical currents or magnets to adjust or change activity that occurs in the brain. Some of these devices can stop attacks that are already underway, while others are used preventatively. “They all work differently but the idea is that they’re changing the activity of the nerve pathways,” Dr. Rashmi Halker Singh, an assistant professor of neur...