EAR STIMULATION DEVICE EASES IBS PAIN FOR TEENS
EAR STIMULATION DEVICE EASES IBS PAIN FOR TEENS
Check out this fascinating article in MedPage Today about exciting new developments in the treatment of pain related to irritable bowel syndrome.
“A noninvasive device (IB-Stim) delivering percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation to the external ear safely reduced abdominal pain and improved quality of life in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), data from a prospective double-blind study indicated.”
MedPage Today: Ear Stimulation Eases IBD Pain in Teens
“The current IBS-focused analysis of trial data found that the percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation (PENFS) device, worn behind the ear, led to reductions of 30% or more in worst abdominal pain in 59% of young patients compared with 26% of patients who received sham stimulation (P=0.024).”
“They argued that the device, recently approved by the FDA for IBS pain in children ages 11 to 18, should also be considered for use in adults, noting that peripheral neurostimulation has gained attention for its noninvasive modulation of central pain pathways via stimulation of peripheral cranial neurovascular bundles in the external ear.”
“Gastroenterologist William Chey, MD, of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, called neurostimulation an exciting new treatment modality for patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders.
“We’ve been engaging in neuromodulation for many years using drugs like tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, as well as via behavioral techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy and self-directed hypnosis,” he told MedPage Today. “Thus, the concept of neuromodulation is not new and, indeed, has already been validated using these medications and psychological therapies.”
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