Hope for migraine sufferers as gadget that zaps pain with the push of a button is approved

• NICE has approved the portable transcranial magnetic device for use
• The hair-dryer sized gadget sends electrical pulses to the brain to short-circuit the 'electrical storm' that causes the symptoms of a migraine
• After a single zap, 40% of patients remain pain-free for at least two hours
• 29% of migraine sufferers stay without pain for at least 24 hours
• Patients can now be referred for treatment with the device by their GP

A new magnetic ‘pain zapping’ device could transform the lives of migraine sufferers with the push of a button.

Many of England's six million migraine sufferers have been offered new hope after Britain's health and care guidance body recommended for use a portable device which sends pulses to the brain.

In NHS guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) revealed the encouraging results of clinical trials of the gadget. The controlled trial saw 164 migraine patients treated with single transcranial magnetic stimulation and 39 per cent were pain-free two hours later. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2543388/Migraine-hope-gadget-blasts-pain-away-approved.html