This article by Chris Burns on the slashgear.com website caught my eye a while ago. I think it will be of great interest to chronic back pain sufferers.
It seems that a team of Australian researchers are well on the way to completing development of a micro implant that will block pain signals to the brain.
We have heard of similar things before, but the difference with this one is that it really is tiny. The implant itself being not much bigger than the head of a match, and the external box the size of a matchbox.
The really clever thing is that it is also selective in the pain it blocks. It only blocks constant pain so the useful warning pains such as being poked in the back with something sharp will still get through.
When fully developed the researchers say that as well as back pain it could help with leg pain, pain from nerve damage, migraines, Parkinson’s disease tremors, and epileptic seizures!
Sounds very promising. To read the full article go here.
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