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Stimulators for the Treatment of Headache
Author(s) -
Tepper Deborah
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/head.12309
Subject(s) - cluster headache , migraine , medicine , neuromodulation , headaches , migraine treatment , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , electrotherapy , anesthesia , neurostimulation , occipital nerve stimulation , cervicogenic headache , pill , placebo , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , stimulation , surgery , alternative medicine , psychiatry , pathology , pharmacology
Sometimes our best pills, well-placed injections, and lifestyle modifications are not enough, and headaches persist without sufficient relief. In such cases, battery-charged, electrical, or magnetic stimulators may be considered. This is a review of the pros and cons of such treatment, including the types of headache for which this treatment might be appropriate. Stimulators do not usually eliminate pain, but they can sometimes modulate it, and this is why this approach is referred to as neuromodulation for headache.