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One-Day TMS, Why it works!

One-Day TMS, Why it works!

What is One-Day TMS and How Does it Work? (optimized neuroplasticity, enhanced depression treatment)

It’s wonderful to see a treatment like TMS become easier for patients to access and enter the mainstream. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation has significantly advanced, moving from an original protocol of 20-minute sessions over six weeks to a shorter option of 4-minute sessions over one to two weeks. However, even these options presented practical difficulties for many people. Now, the treatment is available in a single day, supported with medication to boost neuroplasticity.

One Day TIMS

How is it different?
  • Designed to make TMS treatment faster, more affordable, and accessible
  • Delivers the entire course of TMS therapy in a single day, typically over an 8 to 10-hour period
  • Intensive, spaced sessions: involves 20 sessions of high intensity, 3-minute intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBs), with sessions repeated every 30 minutes to allow for brain recovery and maximal plasticity
  • Neuroplasticity enhancement – with a single one-treatment dose of up to 2 medications, d-cycloserine and lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse), enhances the brain’s ability to change (neuroplasticity) and improve the treatment’s effectiveness
  • Safe and long-lasting results – the one-day regimen is safe and well-tolerated. The high response remission rates were largely maintained out to 12 weeks of follow-up, suggesting the benefit is durable
Who is it for?

This is an emerging treatment designed for patients with:

  • treatment-resistant depression (TRD) 
  • major depressive disorder (MDD)
  • generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)  

This treatment is an excellent fit for people who cannot commit to a traditional multi-week Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) regimen, making it ideal for those who can only spare a single day for treatment. It particularly benefits individuals facing barriers to frequent clinic visits, such as older adults, people with limited mobility or chronic medical conditions, and those with transportation difficulties. It is also a practical option for people living in rural or underserved areas who may find it challenging to attend dozens of appointments.

What we offer at MTC:

Our new one-day TMS protocol is designed to make TMS treatment faster, more affordable, and overall more accessible. The entire course of therapy is delivered in one day, with 20 sessions of intermittent theta-burst sessions repeated every 30 minutes over the course of an 8 to 10-hour period. 

This protocol has many benefits, including:

  • Neuroplasticity enhancement – enhance the brain’s ability to change and improve the treatment’s effectiveness with supportive medications
  • Superior targeting –  targeted stimulation 
  • Safe and long-lasting results –  high response remission rates suggesting its benefit is durable

To learn more about our new one-day TMS treatment, contact us at info@mindtherapyclinic.com, or give us a call at (415) 945-9870.