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Researchers Unveil a New Theory Explaining Long-term Pain Relief
Stimulation of peripheral nerves warrants consideration early in the care continuum
CLEVELAND, March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) A novel theory recently published in the
Journal of Pain Research proposes mechanisms by which a 60-day treatment using percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) may recondition the central nervous system (CNS) to restore normal pain processing and provide long-term pain relief for patients. This short-term treatment may replace the need for permanently implanted systems in many patients.
Chronic pain may occur due to an imbalance in nerve signal processing within the CNS as a result of reduced healthy inputs coming from within the region of pain. The new theory proposes that increasing healthy neural inputs by stimulating peripheral nerves can recondition the CNS and restore healthy pain processing. Pain relief following a 60-day peripheral nerve stimulation treatment has been repo
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According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 36% of veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from severe migraine or cluster headaches.
While doctors can prescribe different drugs, one of America s leading pain management physicians has developed another type of treatment.
Dr. Peter Staats is the cofounder and chief medical officer of electroCore the medical device company that makes gammaCore, a patented device that electrically stimulates the vagus nerve to block the pain signals causing debilitating headaches.
The apparatus is called gammaCore Sapphire. The vagus nerve is the cranial radial nerve in the body, Staats told Military.com. I started this company searching for a solution for airway reactivity and anaphylaxis in an animal model. When we started studying humans, patients were saying, My headaches went away.