Treatment for chronic migraines is limited and hard to access.
But new startups and technology are trying to change that for millions of migraine sufferers.
Part of the problem is that the illness remains poorly understood even among medical professionals.
Second, the treatments themselves have advanced, with several new non-drug options in the form of neuromodulation devices.
Read on to take a closer look at how migraine care is changingfor the better.
Add in the current social-distancing recommendations and it becomes even harder to see a specialist and fill prescriptions.
Cynthia Armand, MD, is a migraine specialist for the Montefiore Health System in New York City.
The prescriptions are then delivered to you by mail in about a week and refilled as necessary.
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One year on the platform costs $60, which includes consultations with a doctor.
If you have insurance, Nurx bills your provider for the medication; youll just owe your insurance copayment.
Without insurance, medications cost anywhere from $25- $70 per month.
(Meaning: Oral medications are helpful, but dont solve for all migraine symptoms.)
Each rig costs about $100, and treats 12 migraines.
Some good news:Cove prescribes the deviceand offers a discountto its members.
For preventative benefits, you wear it for 20 minutes every night for three months.
Cynthia Armand, MD, is a migraine specialist for the Montefiore Health System in New York City.
Hopefully, theyll become more widely available and prices will come down in the future.
But for now, migraine treatment is at least moving in the right direction.
Its just astonishing, Dr. Tepper says.
Now, lets hope that momentum continues.
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