What Is MeRT?
Magnetic Resonance Therapy is an advanced technology showing incredible success in the treatment of various neurological conditions.
The technique is completely non-invasive, uses absolutely no medications, and uses only gentle magnetic waves to increase brain activity in areas of the brain that are specifically targeted as needing to be revitalized.
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Your Brain and MeRT: Clearing the Pathways to Mental Health
The human brain contains approximately 100 billion neurons. By electrical oscillations or brain waves, the neurons communicate with each other through pathways in the brain. When you use certain pathways more frequently, they become stronger, and vice versa. Whenever internal or external forces disrupt regular brain activity, underused pathways become weaker.
External forces can include things such as traumatic brain injury or concussions. These can weaken specific pathways in the brain and lead to dysfunction. Depression is an example of an internal force. Someone who is depressed for extended periods will strengthen pathways associated with depression and may weaken pathways related to happiness.
Examples of these internal and external forces include:
- Trauma to the head such as a concussion
- Emotional trauma or high amounts of chronic or acute stress, PTSD
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Illness or disease such as stroke or Parkinson’s Disease
- Drug or alcohol addiction
- Learning disorders
- Developmental disorders such as Autism, ADD, and ADHD
- Dementia
- Multiple sports injuries (head hits)
- Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Congenital issues
Some people can still function in their day-to-day activities after experiencing one or more of these forces, while others are completely debilitated and have no quality of life.
MeRT® treatment can restore mental health by bringing balance to your brain.
Here at BrainCare Rancho Mirage, we have successfully used MeRT to treat a range of conditions. Patients have reported results that they consider nothing short of miraculous. *
* Results are based on active and strict observation of our regimens. Results may vary based on the individual user and are not guaranteed.
How Does MeRT Work?
Your brain’s electrical activity, brain waves, or thought patterns are unlike anyone else’s. That’s what makes MeRT therapy so compelling: we customize the treatment for each patient. This cutting-edge protocol uses the combined technologies of:
Diagnostics
• qEEG (quantitative electroencephalogram) – a non-invasive procedure that involves placing electrodes along the scalp to map your brainwaves. We use this information for highly targeted rTMS treatments.
• ECG/EKG (electrocardiogram) – a similar procedure to the qEEG that measures electrical signals coming from your heart.
By measuring brain-heart coherence, we can target the rTMS therapy to be as accurate as possible.
Treatment
• rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) – a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic induction coils placed along your scalp to stimulate specific areas of the brain.
The results of the qEEG and EKG tell us what is functioning normally and show us areas of dysregulation. We then use this information to create a precision treatment protocol using rTMS.
MeRT is an entirely non-surgical, non-invasive, and drug-free treatment.
The Four Steps of MeRT Treatment
By assessing the communication quality between the networks of neurons in your brain, we can hone in on and gently stimulate and “wake up” those areas to improve function.
Testing & Evaluation
On your first appointment, we will perform the qEEG, also often referred to as a brain scan, and an EKG as described above. This takes about 45 minutes to an hour.
These tests are painless, easy to do, and straightforward. They are performed right in our office.
Once testing is completed, our scientists and physicians will interpret and analyze the results to determine the exact function of the brain.
Analysis
We carefully analyze the test results using a scientific and patented approach. Once the testing is completed and results evaluated, we will schedule a consultation with the Doctor to discuss the results and how these relate to symptoms being experienced.
Based on this analysis, we develop a treatment plan customized to your specific condition and schedule your assessment period of treatment.
MeRT Treatment
Once your treatment protocols are in place, you will come to therapy, five days a week, in two-week intervals. You simply sit in a comfortable chair while a highly-trained neuro-technician places a magnetic coil on your head. This device produces a low-frequency magnetic field to induce mild electrical signals in the targeted areas of the brain.
Time spent in the chair is typically 30 minutes. The stimulation occurs for 6-8 seconds every minute.
Progress Evaluation
We will monitor your progress throughout your daily treatments to confirm how you feel and track improvements. After two weeks of treatment, we will perform another qEEG and EKG to review your progress and make any needed modifications.
If there is a positive response to treatment during the assessment period, you will likely notice some symptom improvements. At that point, we will schedule treatment in two-week intervals.
Some of the Benefits of MeRT
Treatment with MeRT usually runs about six to eight weeks. Patients have experienced many benefits, including:
- Improved sleep
- Increased relaxation
- Better concentration and focus
- Improved memory and mental clarity
- Decreased pain
- Better mood
- Improved ability to cope with stress
- Increased attention span
- More motivation
- Fewer cravings (such as drugs or alcohol)
- Improved emotional stability
- More clarity of thought
- Increased ability to adapt to change
- Improved self-confidence and self-esteem
* Results are based on active and strict observation of our regimens. Results may vary based on the individual user and are not guaranteed.
MeRT Explained
EEG-guided TMS or Magnetic e-Resonance Therapy (MeRT) combines functional EEG brain-scan information with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a safe, non-invasive, efficacious therapy for brain treatment.
MeRT is a precise and personalized technology approach for superior depression outcomes and other mental indications such as TBI, PTSD, Autism, addiction, insomnia, and more.
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Questions? Talk with our New Patient Coordinator.
Our New Patient Coordinator is available to answer any questions that you may have about how MeRT can help you. She’ll take the time to listen to your concerns, answer your questions, explain costs, and put your mind at ease. She can also assist you in getting scheduled should you decide to move forward with treatment.
We understand what you may be going through, and our goal is to help guide you through the process with quality care in a warm and compassionate environment.
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