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.
Cefaly transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device.
It works by applying an electric current to the skin stimulating branches of the trigeminal nerve associated with migraine attacks.
This is called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens.
Cefaly is a battery operated neurostimulation medical device worn across the forehead and over the ears.
In early march 2014 the fda approved for use a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for the prevention of migraine known as cefaly.
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.