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.
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.
In early march 2014 the fda approved for use a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for the prevention of migraine known as cefaly.
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.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens or tns is the use of electric current produced by a device to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes tens by definition covers the complete range of transcutaneously applied currents used for nerve excitation although the term is often used with a more restrictive intent namely to describe the kind of pulses produced by portable.