12/17/2024
✨ Promising News for PTSD Treatment ✨
A recent study highlights the success of PrTMS (personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) in treating PTSD, particularly among veterans. If you don’t have time to read the full article (linked below), here’s a quick summary:
🔄 The Science Behind PTSD and the Brain
PTSD is linked to disrupted default mode network (DMN) activity, specifically in EEG alpha oscillations.
These disruptions impact contextual processing, leading to symptoms like hyperarousal, flashbacks, and hypervigilance.
🔍 How PrTMS Helps
PrTMS uses EEG-guided adjustments to target and stabilize DMN activity.
By synchronizing alpha oscillations, PrTMS helps restore healthy brain function disrupted by PTSD.
📊 Clinical Results
Veterans who received PrTMS for 4-6 weeks (alongside standard PTSD therapies) experienced:
Significant improvements in clinical symptoms.
Increased EEG alpha synchronization and stability.
Astonishingly, over 50% of patients achieved full resolution of PTSD symptoms.
📈 The TakeawayThese results demonstrate the potential of PrTMS as an effective, non-invasive treatment for PTSD. While larger studies are needed, this is a promising step forward for veterans and others living with PTSD.
📏 Read the full article here:
Emerging data suggest that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) arises from disrupted brain default mode network (DMN) activity manifested by dysregulated encephalogram (EEG) alpha oscillations. Hence, we pursued the treatment of combat veterans ...