Blogs

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)


Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive treatment that stimulates nerves in the brain with magnetic resonance pulses.

Facts about TMS treatment:

  • If a person has treatment-resistant depression and other related mental health issue. Psychiatrist may evaluate and recommend TMS depending upon the needs.
  • During TMS, a person receives short, quick, and repeated bursts of magnetic stimulation which are not painful.
  • TMS is used to treat depression when standard treatments such as psychiatric medications fails or development of resistance noticed .
  • TMS is used to treat depression and other mental health issues when medication does not help.
  • TMS is a world renowned and acknowledged scientific treatment approved by federal drug administration of USA ( FDA).
  • TMS procedure has to be recommended by a mental healthcare expert doctor( Psychiatrist).
  • TMS treatment requires multiple sessions that can occur 6 days a week for 4 to 6 weeks. Each session may last anywhere from 30 to 40 minutes.
  • TMS is non invasive treatment and is fully safe and painless . In fact after session you can go home all by yourself and resume to normal activities
  • TMS has not any known major side effects at all.


Some contraindication are there your doctor can advise about that .

At American Wellness center our team of specialists evaluate the clients very carefully and refer to the TMS treatment the clients who don’t respond to antidepressant medication and psychotherapy.

Should you need additional information or would like to make an appointment with
Dr Muhammad S Tahir OR Email Us
0 Response so far

×