And now, on to the gifts!
I have plenty of patients with migraines. I do my best to treat them. I have an arsenal of medications to work with.
But, if you prefer more touchy-feely ways of treating them, there's now this:
Yes, they are what you see: Goggles you strap to your face, with moving magnets on stems that rub you around your eyes. Batteries are even included!
Last week I polled 10 random migraine patients who came to the office, and all of them thought this gadget looked closer to being a torture chamber than a migraine treatment. One said "It looks like an iron maiden for the face!"
6 comments:
Looks like something Lady Gaga would wear.
--One said "It looks like an iron maiden for the face!"
And the Man in the Iron Mask wore his...where?
I did not have a headache before I read it, I do now.
I have migraines from time to time. I've always thought one of these clamps would work - sometimes that squeezing is what you need :)
http://www.woodpeck.com/media/main_handscrew-clamp.jpg
I don't have migraines just regular tension headaches and that looks like the most miserable "cure" possible!
Looks terrible! But have you seen those caps that have pockets for ice packs all around? You can encase your whole head in ice... Now that looks tempting!
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