Cefaly Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Device

Cefaly is a battery operated neurostimulation medical device worn across the forehead and over the ears.

Cefaly transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device.

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. This is called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens. It works by applying an electric current to the skin stimulating branches of the trigeminal nerve associated with migraine attacks. In early march 2014 the fda approved for use a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for the prevention of migraine known as cefaly.

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.