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New Portable Device, a Boon for Migraine Victims

by Savitha C Muppala on September 23, 2012 at 11:50 PM

A new portable and hand-held device was found to be promising during clinical trials and this brings hope to many migraine sufferers.

This device, which delivers a brief magnetic pulse to the back of the head, has helped stop attacks in patients who took this type of treatment.


Research shows that with this device, the Migraine symptoms improved in 63% of patients, and for some it did not develop at all. In all, the number of headache days came down drastically for 53% of the victims.



Source: Medindia

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