Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation procedure that may help patients with severe depression. TMS elicits magnetic energy, which turns into electrical current underneath the patient’s skull, to help regulate the patient’s emotions. TMS is an adjunct treatment that works along with medication and is non-invasive (does not require surgery). How long …

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is an FDA-approved procedure for treating depression. Unlike ECT, which applies electricity, our TMS device employs cutting-edge technology to address the cause of depression using simple magnets. TMS also has numerous protocols that our office uses to address a range of mental conditions.  We have many TMS specialists who will customize …

How TMS Therapy Actually Works  An individual with depression can receive TMS therapy to stimulate a region of the brain that affects emotions and moods. ECT is not the same as TMS therapy and does not result in memory loss or harmful side effects. The magnetic field is lowered to reach the brain, and it …

Magnetic pulses are created by the TMS Therapy system using the same magnetic fields as those generated by MRI machines. The treatment coil is positioned on the patient’s head above the left prefrontal cortex, which controls mood. These fields are focused there.  Benefits of TMS Therapy TMS Therapy can fix hard-to-treat depression TMS Therapy can …

TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) therapy is a simple FDA-approved procedure that does not require hospitalization or anesthesia. TMS therapy for depression works by stimulating a part of the brain that is involved in moods and emotions. This is not electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and does not cause memory loss or harmful side effects. TMS is an …

Background & History  TMS employs a coil placed on the scalp to generate rapidly alternating magnetic fields. These magnetic fields penetrate the skull and produce electric currents that depolarize neurons in a specific region of the frontal cortex. In 2008, the US Food and Drug Administration approved this procedure.  TMS is an extremely effective type …

Understanding TMS Therapy  With TMS therapy, the brain’s emotional centers are stimulated. While ECT does not cause memory loss or other harmful side effects, TMS therapy for depression does. This therapy does not cause memory loss or other harmful side effects.  TMS Therapy for Depression is Available Patients with depression receive TMS therapy while sitting …

The TMS Therapy system uses magnetic pulses to generate intense, fast fields comparable to those generated by MRI machines. The treatment coil is positioned on the head over the left prefrontal cortex, which regulates mood and therefore is the location where these fields are concentrated. The treatment coil only reaches 2-3cm into your brain; the …

TMS Therapy is a simple FDA-approved procedure that has proved to be effective.  TMS is a non-invasive, targeted treatment that is statistically safer than any antidepressant medication. Medications are ingested, and therefore have diffuse and systemic reactions through the entire body, which leads to a wide range of side-effects like weight gain, fatigue and drowsiness, …

Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2008, TMS uses an alternating current passed through a metal coil placed against the scalp to generate rapidly alternating magnetic fields. These pass through the skull nearly unimpeded and induce electric currents that depolarize neurons in a focal area of the surface cortex. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation …