FDA approves magnetic device to relieve migraines

[caraher]

19. Nah, this is real stuff

Unlike most "magnet therapies" this device actually creates a field strong enough to penetrate the skin (note the warning that people with implanted metal cannot use this). And the "aura" discussed is not some nebulous "energy medicine" thing but the visual disturbance the migraine sufferer experiences. No woo here at all.

This appears to be a cousin to the transcranial magnetic stimulation used with some success in depression treatment.

My migraine frequency and severity are both much lower than they used to be, but I always get the visual disturbances (occasionally I just get that plus mild nausea but not much of a headache). I'd love to try this next time I feel one coming on...