Posted by Zatar on February 11, 2014, at 8:07:34
In reply to Re: Deep TMS » Zatar, posted by SLS on February 3, 2014, at 16:44:57
> What is the impression your doctors have of deep TMS compared to shallow TMS? Is the response rate higher or the magnitude of improvement greater?
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> - ScottI'm not sure they know. Shands has not used the deep TMS before (expecting it in April). The advantages are that treatment time is cut in half (20 minutes vs 40 minutes) and overall time is shorter (2 weeks vs 4 weeks). Jaw pain can be an issue. I have wonky muscles from Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain so I can expect to get jaw pain.
I will ask what the studies show. I know Johns Hopkins has had a deep TMS machine for awhile and there is a clinic in south Florida that has been using one.
I've also read that right side TMS sometimes produces results when left did not. I'll ask about that and get back to you.
Shands is doing the standard left prefrontal cortex regimen which is FDA approved. Will need to look at research studies to see other results.
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