After the breakup of a romantic relationship, you enter uncharted territory. It can trigger painful and unsettling emotions, your life is turned topsy turvy, routines are disrupted, you also have to endure comments, pitying glances from friends and family and there is the craving/sometimes obsessive ruminating about the ex. Research shows that the emotional response…
TMS Center of Alaska by Achieve TMS, the nation’s most experienced provider of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), is opening a new state-of-the-art depression treatment center on Monday March 18 in Fairbanks. This will be the only deep TMS treatment center in Fairbanks. Read Full Press Release
Achieve TMS, the nation’s most trusted provider of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) for the treatment of depression and anxiety has opened a new state-of-the-art mental health and TMS center in downtown Huntington Beach to help treat area residents with major depressive disorder and/or anxiety who are unable or unwilling to take medication. The new…
Dr. Brett Sharp, a triple board-certified psychiatrist with extensive experience treating adults, children and adolescents has opened a new practice at Achieve TMS, 41750 Rancho Las Palmas Suite C3 in Rancho Mirage where patients will be seen Mondays – Saturdays beginning January 28. Known for effectively treating patients facing medical, neurological or developmental challenges that…
Brainsway was 1 of 8 total companies chosen for the Opioid Use Disorder Challenge! Brainsway TMS is a leading machine officially cleared by the FDA in the United States. The Brainsway machine has been widely tested in more than 60 clinical trials around the world providing deeper transcranial magnetic stimulation. Brainsway machines are used in…
Post-traumatic stress can come from really any negative experience in life, but with veterans, this disorder that impacts millions is even greater. Now, a new form of treatment is making strides in the medical field. To learn more, read the full article here.
FDA-Cleared Deep TMS Will Treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at Centers in San Diego, Anchorage and Portland, OR Achieve TMS/TMS Center of Alaska, the nation’s most trusted and most experienced provider of deep TMS (transcranial magnetic simulation) for the treatment of depression is now offering TMS treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder at centers in California, Oregon…
Achieve TMS, nation’s most trusted deep TMS* provider for depression, hires world-renown TMS researcher Lindsay Oberman, Ph.D. as Senior Scientific Advisor Dr. Oberman to assist with research, training and education on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for treatment of several neurological diseases San Diego, CA – Achieve TMS, the nation’s most trusted and most experienced…
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the Brainsway Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). “Transcranial magnetic stimulation has shown its potential to help patients suffering from depression and headaches,” said Carlos Peña, Ph.D., M.S., director of the Division of Neurological and Physical Medicine Devices in…
Approximately five years ago, I was chatting with the folks at one of the TMS device companies and asked them what the standard advice was for patient activity during the TMS stimulation sessions. Their response was that, as the manufacturer, they didn’t specify, and the FDA label didn’t specify either. The only thing the company…
Last month, TMS Clinicians and Scientists gathered in Vancouver, BC, Canada for the Clinical TMS Society Meeting followed by the International Brain Stimulation Conference. Though the attendance at the Clinical TMS Society was mostly clinicians and the Brain Stimulation Conference mostly researchers, I chose to attend both meetings. As a clinical researcher, there was much…
Depression is a complicated phenomenon. Researchers estimate that Major Depressive Disorder will be the leading cause of illness in developed countries by the year 2030. There are many factors involved in depression, including neurotransmitters (brain chemicals), hormones, gut health, nutrients, and sleep. That is why an integrative approach to depression therapy is best. While there…
We’ve all felt it – we get stuck in a funk sometimes and need to pull ourselves out. However, for people with depression, it can feel like a gargantuan task to try and get going again. Well-meaning friends, family, and co-workers who don’t understand depression may say unhelpful things like, “Just snap out of it!”…
Within California, Oregon, and Alaska, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation has been approved for use with treatment resistant depression by several insurance providers. Insurances that we’re in network with include Cigna, Anthem Blue Cross, Magellan, Tricare, Blue Shield of CA, Blue Shield Federal Employee, Optum, Aetna, MHN, Healthnet, Beacon, Prime Health Services, Provider Select, Medicare, Providence Preferred, Providence Health Plan, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, First Choice Health Network, First Health National Network, Pacificsource, Moda, OHA (fee for service only), First Health, and Premera Blue Cross. Please call us for a full list of providers. We would be happy to help check with your insurance regarding pre-approval.
*Unfortunately, Medi-cal currently does not cover TMS treatment in California. Please contact your Medi-cal provider to inquire further.
