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Carol Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:03 pm
Could this 'Star Trek' headband help banish migraines? *Migraine sufferers who wore the band for 20 minutes a day saw headache days reduce from seven to five a month
* Around one in four women and one in 12 men experience migraines
*The device costs around £260 and is available in EuropeThe device is hooked over the ears and worn across the forehead like futuristic sunglasses. A band worn across the forehead for twenty minutes a day could zap migraines that blight the lives of millions.The device - which 'looks like something out of Star Trek' - delivers electric impulses to the supraorbital nerve that controls sensation in and around the eye. A study found those who used it were suffering about a third fewer debilitating headaches after a couple of months.
The number of people whose migraines were reduced by half or more were also tripled, according to the findings published online in Neurology. Professor Jean Schoenen said: 'The device consists of a thin silver band that looks like something out of Star Trek. 'It is hooked over the ears and worn across the forehead like futuristic sunglasses. Patients don it once daily for 20 minutes.'
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2274934/Could-Star-Trek-headband-help-banish-migraines.html#ixzz2KGV5YmRW
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