Treating Arthritis Without Drugs

Electronic implants are providing an alternative treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.

Setpoint Medical
SetPoint Medical

A recent IEEE Spectrum article discussed a new treatment for arthritis that doesn’t include pharmaceuticals and highlights bioelectronic medicine’s potential to improve lives. The treatment includes modulating the nervous system’s electrical-signaling patterns to combat inflammation and joint pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis. A nerve stimulator is implanted under the skin and attached to the splenic nerve, the main conduit of brain-body communication. 

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