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(Message started by: Live4Fun on Jun 8^th, 2003, 10:43am)

Title: Has this ever been discussed?
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 8^th, 2003, 10:43am

I was watching the Late Late show with Conan OBrien the other night and he had Jerry Lewis (the comedian) as a guest. Jerry has had chronic pain (I believe in his back) for 37 years, at least until he had an implant placed in his back that sends electrical impulses to the nerve endings. (check it out at www.tamethepain.com )

Has any body done research to see if this would work for chronic CHers? Is there any sort of surgical implants that have helped chronics in the past?

Talk amongst yourselves, I'm overclempt! (Sorry SNL flashback there...) 8)

Title: Re: Has this ever been discussed?
Post by Karla on Jun 8^th, 2003, 11:56am

I have read publishings about an implantable device into our brain that will help us abort headaches. It is in the testing phase as of yet. Not a lot of research and results in on it yet.

Title: Re: Has this ever been discussed?
Post by cbolony on Jun 8^th, 2003, 11:57am

Live4Fun I read about implants for migrains that they are doing right now.Search the archives i think there is a post in there

Title: Re: Has this ever been discussed?
Post by BobG on Jun 9^th, 2003, 2:41am

Go to the Medications, Treatments, Therapies section of this site and scroll down to Occipital Nerve Stimulation post.

or just click this
http://www.clusterheadaches.org/library/surgery/occipital_stim.htm

Title: Re: Has this ever been discussed?
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 9^th, 2003, 10:47am

Thanks guys! :D