It is not unusual for patients to suggest a treatment option that's unfamiliar to their physician. Your physician might not know about the PainX® tDCS System as a treatment option for fibromyalgia or migraine. Since you will need to receive PainX® treatment at your doctor’s office, Soterix Medical has developed an information page designed to help you start a conversation with your physician about the therapy.
The unique Soterix Medical PainX® System offers a new option in managing chronic pain. If you or a loved one might benefit from PainX®, please contact us online and a Soterix Medical representative will be in touch soon.
It's an abbreviation for transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.
The PainX® tDCS system is a non-invasive therapy approved in select countries for the treatment of migraine and fibromyalgia. PainX® tDCS is the first and only tDCS based system approved for the safe and effective clinical treatment of pain disorders.
While you sit, electrode patches are applied to the head using a specially designed cap or strap. Wires connect the patches to a small battery-powered device that can be placed on a table next to you. For about 20 minutes, mild direct electrical current (DC) then stimulates specific positions of the brain to reduce the pain. Patients typically report a mild tingling sensation during the session that stops at the end.
Patients receive PainX® tDCS at their doctor’s office based on a schedule that is convenient to them. Most choose to have the stimulation therapy 3 to 5 times a week.
Patients may try the PainX® if they have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia or migraine and the symptoms are not successfully managed with drug therapy or there are bad side-effects from the drug medication(s). PainX® tDCS is a non-drug therapy with no significant side effects.
PainX® tDCS System was invented by an international team of doctors and researchers and was first tested for the treatment of pain at Harvard Medical School. PainX® tDCS therapy is the first clinical system using tDCS to treat pain that is available to patients throughout select countries.
A patient must have a physician's prescription and supervision to receive the PainX therapy.
No, at this time the PainX® is not covered by insurance, please check back regularly for updates on reimbursement.
Your doctor will discuss billing options with you. Typically, patients pay per session (doctors visit) with 4-6 weeks of regular therapy recommended. For example, if you receive 4 sessions per week for 5 weeks, that is 20 sessions. Often, after benefiting from PainX® therapy, patients may choose to visit their doctor again if symptoms return, for a "booster" session.
