TMS Therapy Cohasset Ma

TMS Therapy in Cohasset Ma

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments haven't been effective.

This treatment for depression involves delivering repetitive magnetic pulses, so it's called repetitive TMS or rTMS.

How it works

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

During an rTMS session, an electromagnetic coil is placed against your scalp near your forehead. The electromagnet painlessly delivers a magnetic pulse that stimulates nerve cells in the region of your brain involved in mood control and depression. It's thought to activate regions of the brain that have decreased activity in depression.

Though the biology of why rTMS works isn't completely understood, the stimulation appears to impact how the brain is working, which in turn seems to ease depression symptoms and improve mood.

There are different ways to perform the procedure, and techniques may change as experts learn more about the most effective ways to perform treatments.

Read the Boston Globe Article here.

Treatment for Depression with Real Results

In 2012, a study was published in Depression and Anxiety by Linda L. Carpenter, MD, a researcher at Brown University, et al.[1] That study assessed the TMS therapy success rate among 307 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) across 42 TMS clinical practice sites in the US.

        The primary metric for improvement of patient symptoms in this study was the Clinician Global Impressions – Severity of Illness scale, a general rating tool practitioners use to identify where a patient falls on a seven-point scale from “1” or “normal, not at all ill” to “7”, “among the most extremely ill patients”. The secondary metric was patient responses to the PHQ-9 and the IDS-SR.

        According to this study, the TMS success rate in lessening depressive symptoms was 58.0 percent, with a remission rate (total cessation of depressive symptoms) of 37.1 percent. The study found that TMS is an effective treatment for patients who were unable to find relief from initial antidepressant regimens.

Treatment Approach for TMS Therapy Cohasset Ma

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) uses focused magnetic impulses to non-invasively stimulate the brain in the pre-frontal cortex (the region of the brain associated with mood regulation).

TMS is non-invasive and requires no anesthesia or sedation. The procedure typically lasts less than an hour. During this time patients are awake, alert and comfortable. There are no restrictions on work or other activity before the treatment. Because no medications are administered, there are no systemic effects or cognitive after-effects (memory difficulty or ability to concentrate). Therefore, patients can return immediately to regular activity.

Patients typically receive 20 to 30 treatments over four to six weeks (five times per week). There may also be a taper phase. The course of treatment will vary according to each individual.

An initial assessment will determine the appropriate dose of the magnetic pulse and the exact area of the brain the coil should target. As the treatment progresses, the clinician will conduct periodic re-evaluations of the dose level and coil placement.

TMS Therapy in Cohasset Ma

Neuroheal TMS provides life-changing TMS Therapy in Cohasset Ma. We provide flexible scheduling to fit the treatment into your daily life. Call or request a consultation online today to begin the process.