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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) at Cryo Body Works are generally 5-10 minutes in duration. Three treatments weekly in a total sequence of 10 sessions are recommended for best results. TMS has shown potential for conditions such as anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury, tinnitus, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, strokes, Parkinson's, and more. Potential side effects include headache (overstimulation and dehydration), tingling, facial muscle twitching / spasms, lightheadedness. Electrical brain implants are a contraindication.

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Call us at 512-522-0221 for a consultation or visit us at

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Austin TX 78759

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RESEARCH

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TMS is FDA approved in the treatment of depression

Some devices are approved for treatment of OCD (June 2019)

Most studies discuss repetitive TMS indicating multiple regular sessions are necessary to see results

 

TMS Overview

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  • Mayo Clinic Overview 

  • FAQ from Johns Hopkins 

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation and cognitive neuroscience​​

  • Meta-analysis that covers a variety of psychiatric disorders

    • Depression

      • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) 

      • Treatment-resistant Depression (TRD)

    • Schizophrenia

    • PTSD

    • OCD

    • Talks briefly about substance use disorders and addiction and there is some evidence to support TMS use 

      • in cigarette smokers

      • no effect on bulimia nervosa patients

      • has been tested on cocaine addiction but studies are small and inconclusive so not discussed in depth

    • Also discusses Panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder but the results are insufficient 

  • current ongoing clinical trial of the effects of TMS at Mayo Clinic

    • TMS on the right side of the brain can improve performance on cognitive tests 

  • Nature article discussing use of TMS in studying the brain 

  • TMS Primer

    • great in-depth discussion of TMS and the science behind it

 

• TMS and Depression

  • Study using TMS for major depression

    • meets minimum threshold for FDA approved treatment and to be covered by insurance

  • Repetitive TMS in treatment-resistant depression​​

  • Harvard Doctor on TMS and treatment-resistant depression​

  • Meta-Analysis of repetitive TMS on major depressive disorder

    • clinical efficacy for those who have failed 0-1 medication therapies

    • greater efficacy than medication alone when used alone or in conjunction 

 

• TMS and Parkinson’s

  • Non-invasive brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature 

    • statistically significant effects on motor function in Parkinson’s Disease

  • Therapeutic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on motor function in Parkinson's disease patients

    • long-term improvement of motor functions

    • potential therapeutic roles

  • Placebo-controlled study of TMS for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease

    • benefit for improving gait and reducing upper limb bradykinesia

  • Improvement of motor performance and modulation of cortical excitability by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex in Parkinson's disease

    • improved motor performance

      • decreased bradykinesia in upper limb contralateral to stimulation (high frequency)

      • reduced upper lib rigidity bilaterally and improved walking (low frequency)

 

• TMS and Schizophrenia

  • Video: Schizophrenia Treatment at Mass General Hospital as part of their Department of Psychiatry’s patient education program​

  • ​Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the investigation and treatment of schizophrenia

  • • reduction of auditory hallucinations after slow rTMS over auditory cortex

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• TMS and Stroke

  • TMS on unaffected hemisphere of stroke patients

    • showed decrease in choice reaction time and improved performance of Purdue Pegboard test with their affected hand

  • (2005) TMS on unaffected hemisphere of stroke patients

    • TMS of contralesional primary motor cortex improves hand function after stroke

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Induced Corticomotor Excitability and Associated Motor Skill Acquisition in Chronic Stroke

    • enhanced motor performance accuracy

  • Video from University of Minnesota Health

    • use of TMS on stroke patients to improve voluntary hand function

    • used in conjunction with hand therapy

 

• TMS and Alzheimer’s

  • Different TMS patterns of intracortical inhibition in early onset Alzheimer’s dementia and frontotemporal dementia

    • TMS not as a treatment but as a diagnostic option that can contribute to therapeutic effectiveness is interesting 

 

• TMS and Writer’s Cramp

  • Focal hand dystonia

  • Subthreshold low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the premotor cortex modulates writer's cramp​​

 

• TMS and DYT1 dystonia

  • Potential tool to modulate abnormal cortical and spinal excitability — potential treatment for dystonic symptoms

 

• TMS and OCD

  • TMS in treatment of OCD​

    • FDA recently cleared the Brainsway H7 deep transcranial magnetic stimulation device for treatment of OCD 

  • Article by doctors discussing more in depth how TMS is being used

    • showed reduction in OCD symptoms

 

• TMS and Epilepsy

  • Cortical Excitability in Cryptogenic Localization‐Related Epilepsy: Interictal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

    • potential for gathering prognostic information

  • A randomized clinical trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with refractory epilepsy

    • May be an alternative treatment for pharmacy-resistant patients with clearly identifiable seizure foci in the cortical convexity and who are not eligible for surgical treatment.

 

• TMS and Migraines

  • Suppression of perception in migraine: evidence for reduced inhibition in the visual cortex

    • reduce visual auras in migraines

 

• TMS and Pain Relief (neuropathic)

  • Reduce intractable neurogenic pain​​

  • Improvement in patients with intractable pain due to thalamic stroke or trigeminal neuropathy​​

  • Pain relief in unilateral chronic intractable neuropathic pain

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• TMS and Tinnitus

  • (2005) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Tinnitus: Influence of Tinnitus Duration on Stimulation Parameter Choice and Maximal Tinnitus Suppression

    • suppressed tinnitus perception for a short period​

  • Long-Term Effects of Repetitive TMS in patient sixth chronic tinnitus

    • Highly significant improvement & reduction of tinnitus, even 6 months after