Electric impulses as a miracle solution?

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Between 15% and 20% of adults suffer from migraines on a regular basis according to specialist figures. Treatments are often complicated or ineffective, leaving patients alone with the pain of a migraine. An Israeli researcher is now performing tests based on electrical impulses. This solution, although surprising, seems to be very interesting according to the tests carried out on the patients.

Migraine, a lasting evil

The high energy consumption of smart health connected objects is often pointed out as a problem. With a low autonomy, they require to be recharged regularly. It is not this latest innovation that will help us reduce our electricity consumption. Dr. Yarnitsky of Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, presented his product in the journal Neurology on March 1st. This is a patch system that is fixed on the arm and helps fight against migraine with electrical impulses.

To Review its effectiveness, it conducted tests on 71 patients suffering from intense migraine from 2 to 8 times per month. They had not taken any medicine for two months. As soon as a migraine triggered, they put the patch on their arm and used it for 20 minutes. The devices were programmed to give a false electrical impulse at a very low level or a real one at four different levels of intensity. A good way to evaluate the part played by the treatment. Result? 64% of patients receiving the true impulse reported a significant decrease in pain caused by a migraine.

Patients can control the intensity of the electrical impulse themselves with an application that can be installed on iOS, Android or Windows Phone. The patch does not seem to have a negative effect according to the various tests conducted. The electrical impulses are painless, you can hardly feel a tickling on the arm. Above all, the results reveal that this treatment would be as effective as taking a drug. Good news when more and more patients reject the use of pills.

An unexpected effect of technology?

This announcement may well surprise more than one skeptic. Indeed, we tend to consider that new technologies can cause migraines. For example, electromagnetic radiation is recognized as a cause of migraine, mood change or sleep disorder. Those who are victims are therefore more likely to rely on alternative doctors such as acupuncture to heal. Medical recommendations are often even to move away from screens and other electronic devices.

For now, Dr. Yarnitsky's technology is still in the testing phase. But after the publication of his report on March 1, he announced he hopes to be able to market it from next year in the United States. No doubt it will be necessary to wait a little more to see it arrive in France.

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