How Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can help with “Brain Fog”
Since the FDA first licensed TMS for use in depressive illness back in 2008, there has been a growth in its wider use as a treatment for many different mental health conditions. TMS shows promising results in people who are suffering from brain fog September 5, 2024
How Spravato® Treatment combines with TMS for effective treatment of depression
Depression is a well-known, widespread mental health disorder. Traditionally, treatment has consisted of medications or talking therapies, but these are not fully effective for everyone. A significant number of people continue to suffer daily fro August 8, 2024
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Anxiety Disorders
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Anxiety Disorders Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems in the US and affects around 30% of adults at some point in their lives. Anxiety disorders may occur at any age, but as people mo July 18, 2024
TMS Treatment for Depression in Teenagers
TMS Treatment for Depression in Teenagers Depression is a serious and widespread issue that affects people across the lifespan. However, it can have an even greater impact on teenagers. The teenage years are already filled with physical and emoti June 11, 2024
Transcranial Magenetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Transcranial Magenetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a relatively common mental health condition. In the United States, around 2-3 million adults have OCD. OCD also affec May 2, 2024
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) An individual is said to have TBI when their brain is injured by a blow or bump to the head or, in some cases, due to penetration of the skull, e.g., by gunshot or accident. T April 28, 2024
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a debilitating mental health problem. It develops for some people who either experience or witness traumatic events. Alt March 21, 2024
Treating Postpartum Depression with TMS Therapy
What is PPD? Postpartum depression (PPD) can affect any new mother and typically happens during the first year of motherhood. It is a serious mental health condition characterized by mood swings, anxiety, feelings of low self-worth and hopelessness February 5, 2024
How Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can help with Addiction
How Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) can help with Addiction Millions of people are affected by the problem of addiction and substance use disorders (SUDs), causing illness, disability and death on a global scale. This addiction can happen January 22, 2024
Treating depression using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Treating depression using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). Understanding depression and your options for treatment If you are suffering from depression, you will understand how debilitating it is. It is a December 11, 2023
Can Deep TMS help treat OCD?
Is your obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) taking over your life? When your history with OCD treatments is extensive and full of more disappointments than successes, it may be time to try a new treatment option—one that targets and stimulates the November 8, 2023
Is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) For You?
Do you feel like your mind is working against you most days? Feeling overcome with depression and anxiety is no way to live and can dramatically dampen the light of your personality, but with transcranial magnetic stimulation, you have the chance to October 5, 2023
TMS for Children: The Present and Future of Pediatric Mental Health Treatment
Pediatric mental health treatment is a crucial area of health care that affects the well-being and development of millions of children worldwide. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive and promising treatment option that uses magne September 20, 2023
How TMS Can Help Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and Winter Blues
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs during certain seasons, usually winter, and affects millions of people around the world. People with SAD experience symptoms such as low mood, fatigue, disrupted sleep, loss of int August 8, 2023
TMS for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review of the Evidence and Clinical Implications
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects how people communicate, interact, and behave. ASD is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction, as well as restricted, repetitive, and s July 11, 2023
TMS for Cognitive Enhancement: Brain Stimulation for Memory, Attention, and Executive Function
Cognitive enhancement is the process of improving cognitive abilities, such as memory, attention, and reasoning, beyond the normal range. Cognitive enhancement can be pursued for various reasons, such as treating cognitive impairments, improving perf June 17, 2023
TMS and Mindfulness Training in Mental Health
Mental health is a vital part of human well-being that affects every aspect of our lives, from our emotions and relationships to our physical health and productivity. However, many people struggle with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety May 14, 2023
Combining TMS with Psychotherapy for PTSD: Unlocking the Potential Benefits of Integrated Treatment
In the ever-evolving field of mental health care, the search for effective treatments for various psychiatric disorders persists. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has emerged as a promising therapy for conditions like Post-traumatic Stress Dis April 12, 2023
How TMS Can Help Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors Recover: Current Evidence and Future Directions
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. TBI involves the temporary or permanent impairment of brain function following physical trauma to the brain and can be caused by a blow to the head, April 8, 2023
TMS in the Aging Population: Promising Insights into Cognitive Resilience
Cognitive aging is the process of gradual changes in cognitive functions that occur as people get older. Cognitive aging is a natural part of the human lifespan, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Cognitive decline is one of the major diffi March 19, 2023
How TMS Boosts Brain Plasticity and Alleviates Depression
Brain plasticity refers to the ability of the brain to change its structure and function in response to environmental stimuli or internal processes. Brain plasticity plays a crucial role in learning, memory, and adaptation to stress and injury. Impai March 15, 2023
The Impact of Covid-19 on Adolescent Mental Health — and How TMS Therapy Can Help
The past two years has been majorly disruptive for all of us. We’ve lost both jobs and people we love. We’ve been disconnected from our support systems. But as more people get vaccinated and life-as-normal begins to open up again, a “second pan February 18, 2023
How Many Veteran Suicides Happen Every Day, and What Can We Do About It?
The veteran suicidality rate is alarming: the VA (Veteran Administration) estimates, in a report released in 2020, that 6,435 veterans died by suicide in 2018. This tragic loss of life is a complex issue with many different facets. We need to act now January 15, 2023
Can TMS Be Used for Addiction?
Drug and alcohol addiction, or substance use disorder, is a potentially deadly condition that affects around 20 million people in the U.S. alone. Nearly 71,000 people died of a drug overdose in 2019. It’s clear that this is a public health crisis t December 15, 2022
We Need to Have a Conversation About Mental Health in Athletes
The important topic of mental health in athletes is finally getting the spotlight it deserves, thanks to some of sports’ most important players. Right in the middle of 2021’s Tokyo Olympics, world champion gymnast, Simon Biles, made the bravest m November 11, 2022
Common OCD Themes and How TMS Therapy Can Help
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a common mental health condition that affects around 2.5 million people in the U.S. alone. You may have heard that there are different “subtypes” of OCD. This is a common misunderstanding. Everyone October 10, 2022
How to Recognize the Warning Signs of Depression in Teenagers
If you’re the parent of a teenager, then you’ve probably noticed that your child has become moodier than usual. They may stop wanting to spend as much time with you, choosing instead to spend time with their friends. They may have even missed cur October 10, 2022
Alternative Treatments for Postpartum Depression
It’s common for new mothers to get the “baby blues.” They might notice that their mood is a bit lower than usual, or feel anxious about their new parenting adventure. But for at least 1 in 8 women, these “baby blues” develop into something July 24, 2022
Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, and Postpartum OCD: What’s the Difference?
Most people have heard of postpartum depression, a common mental health condition that happens during pregnancy or after giving birth (the perinatal period). But you may not have known that postpartum depression isn’t the only psychological disorde July 1, 2022
When the Baby Blues Don’t Go Away: Could it Be Postpartum Depression?
There’s no doubt about it: having a baby is hard work. Many new parents struggle with things like lack of sleep, stress, and financial worries — and that’s completely normal. This is often referred to as the “baby blues;” the temporary peri April 11, 2022
What Does Living with PTSD Feel Like?
Many people are familiar with the concept of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a common mental health condition that affects around 6% of the population. But studying the symptoms of PTSD and actually experiencing it are two very different thing February 18, 2022
How You Can Heal From Postpartum Anxiety
How You Can Heal From Postpartum Anxiety Imagine this: you’ve just given birth to a beautiful, healthy baby. This is supposed to be one of the happiest times in your life, at least according to society. You’d expected to spend this time bonding w January 31, 2022
Managing the anger & frustration that comes from anxiety
When I was a kid, Mr. Rogers was on TV. To be honest, I didn’t really like him, because I thought he was boring in comparison to Sonic the Hedgehog. But at 5 AM, I’d sit on my heater, shirt pulled over my knees, totally spooked by the deep dark f December 28, 2021
Why WaveNeuro/MeRT TMS?
Some of these patients have had diagnosable illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD. More of them just experience that things are not working right: thinking is slow, erratic or distracted, problem solving is hard, sleep is terrible, irritabi December 10, 2021
TMS for Postpartum Depression
Having a newborn baby is often romanticized as a magical and blissful time, filled with smiles, cuddles, and that new baby smell. For many parents, however, the reality is much more difficult. Although it’s not as openly talked about as it should b October 22, 2021
Colorado TMS: What Can Trigger a Depressive Episode?
Imagine this: you went through psychotherapy for your depression, and you’ve been symptom-free for years. You’re thriving at your workplace, and you’re able to make and maintain fulfilling social connections. You’re taking care of your body, September 7, 2021
TMS vs ECT: What’s the Difference, and Which Is Better?
Getting magnetic coils or wires attached to your head to stimulate your brain: this probably isn’t the first thing you picture when you think about treatment for depression. But this is exactly how brain stimulation therapies, including transcrania September 7, 2021
Mental Health in top performing athletes
Right in the middle of 2021’s Tokyo Olympics, world champion gymnast, Simon Biles, made the bravest move of her career: she removed herself from her team’s final competition. She cited her mental health as the reason, saying, “I have to do what August 26, 2021
Mental Health in Veterans
How Many Veteran Suicides Happen Every Day, and What Can We Do About It? The veteran suicide rate is alarming: the VA (Veteran Administration) estimates, in a report released in 2020, that 6,435 veterans died by suicide in 2018. More veterans die by July 20, 2021
Life After TMS
When beginning a course of treatment for any problem, it’s natural to have questions. Common concerns have to do with side effects, duration, and the potential for long-term changes. Fortunately, TMS side effects are mild, and a course of treatment February 24, 2021
Is TMS Effective for Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorders are, by nature, challenging to treat. Type 1 and 2 bipolar disorder are characterized by manic episodes, in which the individual may make choices they would not otherwise make, as well as a depressive phase, in which they experience February 17, 2021
Using TMS for Life
Long Term Depression Management Dealing with depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or bipolar disorder is often a long-term or even lifelong effort. Symptoms can be treated and remission achieved with the proper treatment plan, but the February 10, 2021
What Does It Mean That “TMS Is FDA-Approved”
TMS Is FDA Approved FDA approval is a big step for any treatment or medication that comes to market. Not all treatments receive this approval — it’s not just a rubber stamp. Before new medical products and devices can be widely used or imported, February 3, 2021
What Is Major Depressive Disorder?
TMS for Major Depressive Disorder Depression is a frequently misunderstood condition that prompts many questions from both patients and the people around them. What separates depression from normal and appropriate sadness? Why is one a psychological January 24, 2021
Benefits of Exercise on Depression
Exercise can help you cope with symptoms of depression and anxiety. Imagine sitting still for an hour. Or two hours, or three or four. Maybe you can move your arms around and fidget your legs, but nothing else. You’re developing the sort of headach January 17, 2021
How Much Does TMS Cost
Can I Afford TMS Therapy? What Does TMS Cost? Medical care can be expensive. In America’s health system, there are only a few options when it comes to paying for treatment. Some people have private insurance through their employer or that they buy January 10, 2021
Does TMS Have Side Effects?
TMS Side Effects It’s natural to weigh potential positive outcomes with potential negative outcomes when making any decision. It’s even more natural when that decision deals with your health. Everyone has seen those TV commercials for prescriptio December 17, 2020
How Much Does TMS Cost
January 10, 2021
Can I Afford TMS Therapy? What Does TMS Cost? Medical care can be expensive. In America’s health system, there are only a few options when
Does TMS Have Side Effects?
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TMS Side Effects It’s natural to weigh potential positive outcomes with potential negative outcomes when making any decision. It’s even more natural when that decision