Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
What is TMS?
Transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS is a non-invasive procedure that uses a magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in particular areas of the brain to improve symptoms of depression, OCD and other mental health and neurological conditions. TMS is typically used when other depression and OCD treatments haven’t been effective. Clinical data demonstrates that 3 out of 4 clients with depression respond to deep TMS and 1 in 2 clients achieve full remission. TMS has a lower side effect profile than many of the medications used to treat depression and OCD. It has no cognitive side effects and clients remain alert throughout the duration of the 20-minute treatment.
Our Treatment Team
Our TMS technicians are trained and experienced in administering your treatment and managing your care. Your initial assessment and the determination of your treatment needs will be conducted by Dr Lisa Myers, an experienced psychiatrist, accredited to perform TMS. Dr Myers completed a fellowship in ECT and neurostimulation at Columbia University in New York.
Fees
Please contact tms@awarehub.com.au for TMS fees and rebates. A Medicare subsidy applies under certain conditions. Please contact us for further information.
Mental Health conditions we treat
- Psychiatry: depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addiction, anxiety disorders.
- Neurology: motor stroke rehabilitation, spasticity, pain, migraine, Parkinson’s disease, tinnitus, dystonia, essential tremor, Tourette’s syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease.
- Paediatrics: autism spectrum disorders, functional neurological disorders, Tourette’s syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental retardation (including speech delay), depression
Publications
Click the links below for additional resources
RANZCP guide for TMS
TMS FOR DEPRESSION
TMS FOR OCD
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23615189/
