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The place to learn about neuromodulation for migraine
Headaches.com is a site dedicated to providing medically reviewed, accurate information to help migraine patients and healthcare providers make treatment decisions that work for them.
Neuromodulation is a rapidly advancing area of medicine that holds great promise for migraine patients seeking non-pharmaceutical treatments. Headaches.com provides up-to-date resources to help healthcare providers and migraine patients understand neuromodulation therapy for migraine. Headaches.com is owned and operated by CEFALY Technology.
Our mission
To give patients and healthcare providers the information they need to make informed decisions about neuromodulation therapy for migraine.
Our vision
A world where every person living with migraine enjoys freedom from pain through effective, drug-free migraine treatment.
Meet Headaches.com’s Neuromodulation Expert:
Michael A. L. Johnson, MD
After receiving his medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. Johnson directly commissioned in the U.S. Army. He completed his neurology residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, then became Chief of Neurology and Medical Specialties at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Working with patients who live with migraine, epilepsy, and neurological conditions, Dr. Johnson developed an interest in studying electrical interfaces within the nervous system and researching neuromodulation treatment of neurological conditions. Neuromodulation is an intervention — whether electrical, mechanical, pharmaceutical, or otherwise — which changes the long-term behavior of a nerve or the nervous system.
Dr. Johnson conducts research and treats patients in his clinical neurology and epilepsy practice in Colorado. As Director of Medical Affairs for CEFALY, Dr. Johnson is involved with migraine education and product development, shaping and testing future versions of the CEFALY device.
After receiving his medical degree from the Howard University College of Medicine, Dr. Johnson directly commissioned in the U.S. Army. He completed his neurology residency at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, then became Chief of Neurology and Medical Specialties at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Working with patients who live with migraine, epilepsy, and neurological conditions, Dr. Johnson developed an interest in studying electrical interfaces within the nervous system and researching neuromodulation treatment of neurological conditions. Neuromodulation is an intervention — whether electrical, mechanical, pharmaceutical, or otherwise — which changes the long-term behavior of a nerve or the nervous system.
Dr. Johnson conducts research and treats patients in his clinical neurology and epilepsy practice in Colorado. As Director of Medical Affairs for CEFALY, Dr. Johnson is involved with migraine education and product development, shaping and testing future versions of the CEFALY device.
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About CEFALY Technology
CEFALY Technology is the maker of CEFALY, an FDA-cleared, over-the-counter wearable medical device that’s clinically proven to relieve migraine pain and reduce migraine frequency.
Founded in 2004, CEFALY Technology is based in Belgium with U.S. offices in Darien, Conn. The first iteration of the CEFALY device was introduced in 2008.
CEFALY provides drug-free migraine relief without a prescription and with minimal side effects. It uses external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) to stimulate and desensitize the trigeminal nerve, the primary pathway for migraine pain.