40 January 31 • 2018
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BRIAN BLUM SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
S

ome 14 percent of American
adults suffer from migraines
or severe headaches. Among
women aged 18-44, the number soars
to 23 percent. Currently, no cure for
migraines exists, and over-the-counter
pain relief medicines do not always
work.
One of the most promising
treatments is occipital nerve
stimulation, where a small pulse
generator is implanted at the base
of the skull to send pain-relieving
electrical impulses to the brain.
What if the same effect could be
achieved without surgery — and
for a lower cost than the tens of
thousands of dollars required for
an occipital nerve implant? That
hypothesis launched Shmuel Shany
and Amit Dar on their journey to
establishing Neurolief.
Neurolief is developing a
noninvasive neuro-modulation device
that could be available for purchase
in a general pharmacy for less than
$500. The device looks a bit like
Geordi’
s visor in Star Trek: The Next
Generation, except it sits on top of the
head.
The Neurolief neuro-modulator
stimulates six different nerve branches
in the brain that regulate pain and
mood. Each electrode in the device
delivers a charge strong enough to

penetrate the skull.
“It needs to be done without causing
pain to the patient and not causing
damage to scalp tissue,
” Dar tells
ISRAEL21c, a nonprofit organization
that publishes an online news
magazine about 21st-century Israel.
The device is rechargeable, can be
adjusted to a variety of head sizes and
connects to both a mobile phone app
and the Cloud, so that
a particular patient’
s
experience can be
compared with others
to deliver a precise
electrical “dose.
”
By “dose,
” Dar
explains that the
device can dial up and down the six
electrodes individually, holding out the
possibility to create a treatment plan
personalized for each patient.
Neuro-modulation prevents the
secretion of chemicals in the brain
that trigger pain. But it also modulates
the “activation threshold” of the
neural system, so that the next time a
migraine trigger is present (whether
that’
s stress, lack of sleep or even
chocolate), the nerves will not react as
severely as before. Neuro-modulation
is mostly side-effect free.

SMALL AND PORTABLE
One study of the product conducted

health

Amit Dar

Migraine Relief

Wearable device can offer an over-the-counter
alternative to pills or surgery.

A women wears the

Neurolief device that is

designed to treat migraines.

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