Cefaly Mechanisms

Cefaly transmits precise electrical impulses designed to manipulate the trigeminal nerve. It utilises two important mechanisms of action. They are:

1) Endorphin production mechanism

Cefaly helps stimulate the endorphin producing nerve fibres of the trigeminal nerve. In consequence, this increases the production of endogenous endorphins, which are the neuro-hormones responsible for inducing a feeling of wellbeing. The higher levels of endorphins lessened the number of attacks. Endorphins have the ability to alter the trigger threshold level.

· 2) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation mechanism – the ‘gateway control’

Cefaly also helps stimulate the touch sensitivity fibres of the trigeminal nerve with high frequency stimuli. This partially blocks the entry of pain into the nervous system and is therefore called the gateway control system. The partial blocking stops the pain signals from entering the nerve pathway which would otherwise go to the pain centre in the central nervous system. This works on a simple logic that when the pain signals are debarred from reaching the brain, automatically no pain can be felt.