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I have suffered with daily chronic pain from fibromyalgia for over 33 years. Is this instrument currently being used to treat fibromyalgia pain? If not what is the current status for trials regarding fibromyalgia?
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Good day,
Thanks for your interest in our research. In general, tDCS is not yet FDA approved, also including the treatment of fibromyalgia. However, some laboratories offer this treatment off-label.
The results gained from studies in fibromyalgia are promising: They suggest significant pain reduction in specific tDCS-montages assessed with VNS or VAS (Mendonca et al., 2011, J Pain, 12:610-617), especially stimulation of M1 is associated with an improvement in pain of approx. 60% (Roizenblatt et al., 2007, Pain Pract, 7:297-306), and also showed long-lasting effects with repetitive stimulation for 10 days (Valle et al., 2009 ,J Pain Manag, 2:353-361).
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Can you tell me who would provide this procedure "off label" in Oregon or California? I would like to try this for depression but can not locate anyone that provides the service, tDCS. Thank you!
Kelly
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Can you tell me who would provide this procedure "off label" in Oregon or California? I would like to try this for depression but can not locate anyone that provides the service, tDCS. Thank you!
Kelly
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Hi . Has any research been done on behaviour modification , cognition and learning ? For example , probabalistic and procedural learning , common working memory , cognitive control , executive memory and planning ?
Thanks
Alec
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ReplyPosted by: Jerry SteckleinMay 29, 2011, 6:36 PM