Smart chip implant will combat chronic pain

[alleyoop]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1339106/Smart-chip-implant-combat-chronic-pain-blocking-spine-signals.html

[TakinitEZ]

I'm glad to see there is continuing progress in pain management. Near or long-term solution, it's a focus on the effects of chronic pain and on improving the lives of patients. -T

[Pavia]

Danish Headache Center has positive results with a chip implant on the jawbone and a remote device to activate the chip:

http://www.glostruphospital.dk/menu/Afdelinger/Dansk_Hovedpinecenter/Forskning/Klinisk+fors%C3%B8g+med+henblik+p%C3%A5+akut+behandling+af+klyngehovedpine.htm

http://www.dr.dk/sundhed/Sygdom/Hovedpine/Artikler/2011/0525100944.htm

It's in danish, sorry. The first link refers to the experiment, and the next link is a woman who has the chip. The top line says: "Surgery saved me from suicide headache". I am going to talk with one of the neurologists later this month... 

[Bejeeber]

I like the direction this is going in (miniaturization!).

Even more hopeful for CH I think is the new technology testing is supposed to begin on soon that Goadsby touched on at the July OUCH conference, which involves NO implant.

You just position a little hand held device near your trigeminal and it emits some technological wave of something or other that aborts your attack, with benefits supposedly lasting for more than one attack.

Could this really be possible? Can you imagine what it could mean for CH'ers, especially the small percentage whom busting doesn't work for?