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- Title
Effect of Occipital Nerve Stimulation (ONS) on the Orbicularis Oculi Reflex Triggered by a Standardized Air Flow in Patients with Chronic Migraine—A Prospective, Randomized, Interventional Study.
- Authors
Göbel, Carl H.; Heinze, Axel; Karstedt, Sarah; Clasen, Svenja; Göbel, Hartmut
- Abstract
Introduction: Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) is a specific form of peripheral neuromodulation used in the treatment of chronic pain disorders. A particular field of application is in the therapy of treatment-refractory headaches, especially of chronic migraine. The precise mode of action is unknown. It is presumed that central and peripheral sensitization are reduced in patients with chronic headache. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of ONS on pain-modulatory mechanisms in the trigeminocervical area in patients with chronic migraine. Methods: In a balanced repeated measurements design in eight patients with chronic migraine with and without active ONS, we analyzed which effects ONS had on the orbicularis oculi reflex dynamically elicited by corneal air flow. Results: The orbicularis oculi reflex in active ONS (7.38 ± 20.14 eyelid closures/minute) compared to inactive ONS (18.73 ± 14.30 eyelid closures/minute) is significantly reduced (p = 0.021). Conclusions: The results show that under active ONS compared to inactive ONS in patients with chronic migraine, the orbicularis oculi reflex, dynamically triggered by a standardized air flow, is significantly reduced. This suggests that ONS is able to directly counteract the trigeminally mediated central sensitization in chronic migraine and protectively reduce the effects of aversive peripheral stimulation.
- Subjects
AIR flow; MIGRAINE; REFLEXES; CHRONIC pain; PAIN management; NEURAL stimulation
- Publication
Pain & Therapy, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 1, p567
- ISSN
2193-8237
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40122-021-00242-3