NICE said , the procedure is still relatively new and requires more data to prove the safety and long-term efficiency . However , magnet therapy may be beneficial for patients who are unable to solve by means of previous migraine .
Migraine is a condition experienced by many people , especially women . One in four women in the UK have migraine , while migraine experienced one of the 12 men .
There are several types of migraine , with or without headache . Treatment options were varied , including taking pain relievers such as paracetamol .
Although migraines can not be cured completely , this condition may still be prevented or reduced attacks. NICE recommends many drugs , including treatment options such as acupuncture , and now there is a new therapeutic option , ie TMS . Even so , all migraine therapy should be lived with the supervision of a specialist .
For its own magnetic therapy , physician using a portable device that is used on the scalp to send a brief magnetic vibrations .
NICE said , doctors and patients may want to try this magnetic therapy . However , before trying it , it is also necessary to consider the uncertainty behind it . Migraine symptoms can be reduced only minimally.
Peter Goadsby , Chairman of the British Association for the Study of Headache , said many migraine patients benefit from TMS .
In experiments on 164 patients , the same TMS effects with placebo therapy . As many as 40 percent of patients admitted he had been ill for two hours after using this tool with magnetic fields .
" Many people feel gloomy life of migraine . We welcome NICE 's recommendations , which may give insight for patients who do not successfully undergone other therapies to address migraines , " said Wendy Thomas , chief executive officer at the charity Migraine Trust .
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