5 promising Israeli treatments for migraine headaches

If you’re among the 10 percent of the world’s population unfortunate enough to suffer from migraine headaches, you know only too well the sensation of severe throbbing or pulsing pain often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, dizziness and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. These uber-headaches can be so debilitating that even after taking over-the-counter medications you may just need to crawl into bed in a dark room and skip whatever it was you were supposed to do that day.

Migraine headaches affect about 10 percent of the world population

It’s no wonder that people who get migraines – considered the third most prevalent illness in the world — are more likely to suffer also from anxiety, depression and sleep disturbances, according to the US-based Migraine Research Foundation. Various out-of-the-box thinkers in Israel have been seeking better ways to banish migraine headaches. Here are a few approaches in various stages of development. Netanya-based Theranica Bioelectronics developed the Nerivio Migra neuromodulation patch, recently cleared by the US Food & Drug Administration. Tiny electrodes inside thebattery-powered patch deliver electrical nerve stimulation to reduce the perception of pain from the migraine. Worn on the arm, Nerivio Migra communicates wirelessly via Bluetooth with your smartphone, which controls the electrical pulses and length of treatment. -- More...