Houston TMS Therapy

• Speak with our new patient coordinator or another member of our caring team.
• We’ll ask about your previous experience with therapies like ours.
• The process will be explained in detail, including:
  • How we create your personalized treatment plan.
  • How MeRT and TMS therapies work.
• Schedule your EEG & Consultation for a convenient time.

• Undergo a comprehensive EEG (Electroencephalogram).
• Review clinical data and studies with our team.
• Meet with the doctor to design a treatment plan tailored to your needs based on EEG results.

• Begin with two weeks of therapy (1 hour per session, five days a week).
• Experience compassionate care in a welcoming, sensory-friendly environment.

• A follow-up EEG will be conducted to track your progress.
• Discuss results and next steps with the doctor, including recommendations for continued therapy.

• TMS technology is only currently FDA-cleared for Multiple Drug Resistant Depression, OCD, and Smoking Cessation.
• This treatment is not FDA-approved at this time for Autism.
• In some cases, this treatment has been used successfully off-label for other conditions including PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Dementia, Parkinson's, ADHD, Learning Disorders and the after-effects of stroke.

Absolute contraindications for cortical MeRT treatment:

• Pacemaker
• Defibrillator
• Vagal Nerve Stimulator
• VP Shunt / Magnetic intracranial shunts
• Deep Brain Stimulator
• Epidural Cortical stimulator
• Steel shunts / stents
• Cranial metal fragments (i.e. shrapnel, excluding titanium)
• Cochlear implant
• Aneurysm clips
• Coils
• Flow-diverting stents
• Pregnant or breastfeeding
• Primary brain cancer / metastatic legions in brain (unless palliative care)
• Magnetic dental implants
• Implanted cardio-verter defibrillators (ICD)
• Ocular implants
• Suicide attempts

These require closer protocol attention and may or may not disqualify someone from receiving cortical MeRT treatment, depending on the doctor’s discretion and the person’s individual condition. These include:

• History of Seizure or seizure disorder
• Titanium shunts/stents
• Spinal Cord Stimulator
• Hearing aids
• Ferrous cortical implants
• Magnetic ink tattoo
• Bipolar Disorder Type I/II
• Baha Implant
• Suicide ideation