It works by applying an electric current to the skin stimulating branches of the trigeminal nerve associated with migraine attacks.
Cefaly transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device.
So far among the different non invasive neurostimulation methods only transcutaneous supraorbital nerve stimulation t sns with the cefaly cefaly technology sprl herstal belgium device has randomized controlled trial based evidence for safety and efficacy and obtained american food and drug administration approval for the prevention of episodic migraine.
Cefaly transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens device provided relief to 81 of migraine sufferers who used it according to results of a clinical study published in the journal of.
Cefaly is the first transcutaneous passing through the skin electrical nerve stimulation tens device granted marketing by the fda for use before the onset of a migraine as a preventive.
Since the fda approval many news outlets have been reporting on the availability of the device and many patients have been inquiring about the efficacy of the device and whether it is right for them.
This is called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens.