Advance Wellness Centre

09/06/2021

06/30/2021

⛑𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑷 has arrived for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder👏

Advance Wellness Centre is pleased to offer BrainsWay’s 🇨🇦Health Canada-approved Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation protocol for the treatment of OCD!

➡️”Deep TMS utilizes magnetic fields to safely regulate the neural activity of brain structures found to be related to OCD. A multicenter study published in 2019 by the American Journal of Psychiatry confirmed the treatment’s efficacy, concluding that focusing brain stimulation on “the medial prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex significantly improved OCD symptoms.” Deep TMS is also safe to combine with other forms of therapy, and does not cause any adverse or long-lasting side effects. It is non-invasive and can be easily incorporated into the patient’s daily schedule.”
(Brainsway.com).

OCD can be time-consuming, create significant distress on the individual facing it and take a toll on family, friends, and colleagues.

OCD consists of two main components:

🔴𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 (ruminative thoughts)

⭕️𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 - the actions meant to alleviate stress caused by 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.

06/30/2021

Visit our 💻 website to:
📌Be introduced to Drs. Okoronkwo and Shivakumar.
📌Book an Appointment
📌Learn about our full-range of services and offerings
📌Discover Deep TMS - a revolutionary treatment for depression and OCD.

06/23/2021

If you are currently mired in DEPRESSION and fighting to reclaim your life,
KNOW THIS:

There has never been MORE HOPE for improvement and remission than there is right now.
We have entered a NEW ERA of mental health innovation and discovery.




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06/23/2021

⁉️How do we know where to “find” depression? Which area of the brain is targeted by magnetic energy for the possibility of relief from major depressive symptoms?

Answer: The 𝑫𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒙 *Say THAT 10 times fast..😉

A few FASCINATING facts about the DLPC:
🔹In depressed individuals: The left DLPFC is characteristically underactive. Essentially, it needs a “jump start” much like a car battery.
🔹The DLPFC is also heavily connected to other parts of the brain that serve important roles in mood regulation and emotion processing such as the Amygdala, Insula, and others. When you stimulate the DLPFC with Deep TMS, neural network connectivity and signal communication between each portion of the brain can be significantly enhanced.

⚡️Deep TMS “sparks LIFE” into the sluggish neurons of the DLPFC for an antidepressant effect.

06/21/2021

🙏🏻More reasons to be 𝓗𝓸𝓹𝓮𝓯𝓾𝓵...

BrainsWay Deep TMS is approved by
🇨🇦Health Canada for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 👏🏻👏🏻

06/21/2021

⚜️👋🏻👏🏻👋🏻 Dr. Kuppuswami Shivakumar, MD, is one of two psychiatrists at Advance Wellness Centre. He works with people suffering from various psychiatric disorders, including treatment-resistant conditions such as Major Depressive Disorders, Bipolar Disorders, Adjustment disorder and Schizophrenia. He has a particular interest in working with patients suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and currently involved in various research activities to improve the care for people with ADHD and associated comorbid psychiatric conditions.
🏥🧠Dr. Shivakumar completed his psychiatric training at the Institute of Psychiatry and Maudsley NHS trust in the UK and a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrist (UK). He completed his Masters of Public Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in 2015 and the focus of his MPH was to identify various mental health treatment delivery options for marginalized populations such as refugees and homeless people. He became a dual certified (Adult and Geriatric) Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and a Member of the Royal Society of Medicine. He has attended various workshops in psychiatric treatment approaches, training courses in newer treatment options such as ECT, RTMS. Dr.Shivakumar is also actively involved in multiple research projects with several national grants and teaching residents and medical students. He has published several peers-reviewed psychiatric articles and author of three books.

06/21/2021

🪨Rock Bottom - - it can be the springboard that propels you in a decisive new direction. 🛣
If you are suffering from depression and have failed to respond adequately to medication, deep TMS is an exciting new treatment option offered at Advance Wellness Centre😉

10/21/2020

dTMS providers still Advance Wellness Centre

10/21/2020

We provide a non-invasive treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression.

10/21/2020

Dr. Shivakumar, a dTMS Provider at Advance Wellness Centre at Duke’s rTMS training program.