New Implant For Treating Chronic Pain And Neurological Disorders Has The Size Of A Grain Of Rice.
It Is Magnetically Powered, And Can Also Treat Depression, OCD, And Parkinson’S Disease
Advances in chronic pain management include implants that block the pain signals. They generate mild high-frequency electrical signals which stimulate the brain and the central nervous system and are used to treat Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, chronic pain, and also neurologic conditions, such as depression and OCD, among other health conditions. Most of the implants are powered by a battery that is also implanted or located externally. However, researchers have designed an implant that has the size of a grain of rice and can be located anywhere in the body. It is magnetically powered, not requiring an attached battery or power source, avoiding the problems related to other wireless sources, such as interference with radio waves, ultrasound, or light. More Information click here.