New medical technique treats chronic facial pain
CTV.ca News Staff
A new method for treating patients suffering from severe chronic facial pain is being introduced at select medical centres in Canada.
When traditional drugs or physical therapy fails in the treatement of chronic pain, considered consistent or intermittent pain that lasts six months or more, some doctors are turning to an experimental treatment known as motor cortex stimulation.
The treatment method, an electrical pain control system, places electrodes under the patient's skull over an area of the brain (motor cortex) that processes facial pain.
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