The Treatment
Treatment with rTMS usually comprises daily sessions (5 days a weak) lasting about 40 minutes, typically for 2 to 6 weeks.
The treatment is administered by highly trained staff with experience in mental health and rTMS. The response to treatment will be monitored by a Consultant Psychiatrist.
During the session you can talk, listen to music, relax or sleep. Immediately after the treatment you can re-assume all your normal activities (including driving).
The rTMS Equipment
TMS is a non-invasive method of brain stimulation that relies on electromagnetic induction using an insulated coil placed over the scalp focused on an area of the brain thought to play a role in mood regulation.
Our equipment is the latest advance in rTMS.
The Coils
The coil generates brief magnetic pulses, which pass easily and painlessly through the skull and into the brain. the pulses generated are of the same type and strength as those generated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. When these pulses are administered in rapid succession, it is referred to as “repetitive TMS” or “rTMS” which can produce longer lasting changes in brain activity.
The Electro-magnetic Effect
In rTMS , repetitive pulses of electromagnetic energy are delivered at various frequencies or stimulus intensities. Conventional rTMS is a repetition of individual pulses at a pre-set interval (train of pulses) whereas theta burst rTMS is a short bursts of pulses at a pre-set interval (train of bursts).