In addition, 84 % of those who had the surgery reported at least a 50 % reduction in
migraine pain compared with just 58 % in the sham group.
Not exact matches
The researchers also found that starting the stimulation within 20 minutes of the start of a
migraine was more effective, with 47 percent reducing
pain when starting early,
compared to 25 percent who started after 20 minutes.
«Our study demonstrates the high functional disability experienced by
migraine patients,
compared to those with other
pain conditions,» comments ASPS Member Surgeon William Gerald Austen, Jr, of Massachusetts General Hospital.
The findings demonstrated that the treatment reduced both the number of
migraine days per month (the active treatment group experienced a reduction of 3.6 days
compared to 0.9 days in the placebo group) as well as headache
pain and the consequent need for
migraine abortive prescription medications.