Discover MeRT: Your Path to Overcoming PTSD
- non-invasive
- drug-free
- highly personalized
- lasting results
Regain Control Over PTSD and Live a Brighter Life
Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can feel like losing control of your life. The overwhelming symptoms might have left you isolated and exhausted despite trying various treatments.
We understand your struggle and are here to offer an alternative solution that is both non-invasive and drug-free.
Introducing MeRT — Magnetic EEG-guided Resonance Therapy. MeRT is a personalized approach to treating neurological disorders. And it’s brought relief to many who thought they would have to live with their condition.
MeRT is an advanced use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which has been used for years to treat symptoms of PTSD like depression. However, we take it a step further by tailoring our TMS treatment to your unique brain function.
How do we make this treatment so personalized? With comprehensive qEEG testing, also known as brain mapping. By doing this, we can see exactly what’s happening in your brain that could contribute to your symptoms.
Studies have shown that MeRT can reduce symptoms of PTSD, such as flashbacks, nightmares, and anxiety. MeRT is a safe and effective treatment for PTSD that can work even when other treatments have not been successful.
MeRT has shown impressive results in treating PTSD symptoms. If you are struggling with PTSD, we offer hope.
How MeRT Can Unleash Your Brain’s Healing Potential
Your brain possesses incredible self-repair abilities, even in the face of PTSD. This remarkable capability, called neuroplasticity, allows the brain to reorganize and form new neural connections.
MeRT harnesses this potential by directly targeting disrupted brainwaves, promoting better communication and function. We know where to target those brainwaves by analyzing your qEEG results.
With PTSD, we can often see clearly visible markers in EEG results, showing an imbalance in brainwave activity. With this insight, we design a personalized TMS program to strengthen brainwave activity. This helps your brain to heal itself.
MeRT is not a cure for PTSD, but it can help to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. Plus, by optimizing brain function, MeRT it can make other PTSD treatments more effective.
“It’s tapping into our natural biological mechanism.”
Functionally, what’s happening is we’re reminding the brain where it wants to be, where it’s most comfortable. It’s tapping into our natural biological mechanism.
“Mother nature engineered us as healing organisms, whether it’s putting two ends of a broken bone together, allowing it to heal, or two ends of a wound together. In this case, sometimes our brain will get stuck in a frequency that it’s not comfortable with. And for whatever reason, maybe we’re just giving it that friendly reminder to go back… and giving it that stimulation where it can move back.
“And over time, if we get EEGs every two weeks, we can start seeing these changes. And then the body does most of the work for you. So, we’re not trying to overpower the brain with high-power stimulus. It’s more of just a gentle reminder of where the brain needs to go.”
– Dr. Erik Won on The Broken Brain Podcast
Dr. Erik Won is the president of Wave Neuroscience, the parent company of MeRT treatment. On The Broken Brain podcast, he talked about MeRT’s effectiveness in treating PTSD and other neurological conditions.
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Understanding PTSD Causes and Symptoms
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder develops after life-threatening events like combat, natural disasters, or trauma. Its exact causes involve genetic, environmental, and psychological factors. Genetic predispositions, the trauma’s severity, environmental support, and coping mechanisms can all contribute.
When trauma occurs, the brain’s “fight-or-flight” response engages, but for some, it doesn’t subside. Traditional treatments for PTSD, such as therapy and medication, can be effective for some people — but not for everyone.
Factors that may lead to PTSD include an unstable childhood, multiple traumatic events, lack of social support, depression or anxiety history, past PTSD episodes, and roles like first responder or combat veteran.
Anyone can experience PTSD, with symptoms varying widely. Recognizing and addressing these symptoms is vital for seeking help.
Common PTSD symptoms include:
- Reliving the trauma through flashbacks, nightmares, and intrusive thoughts or images.
- Avoidance of anything that reminds one of the event, including people, places, or activities.
- Feeling constantly on edge or hypervigilant, causing trouble sleeping, concentrating, or controlling emotions.
- Negative changes in mood and thoughts, such as sadness, guilt, or anger.
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The Steps of MeRT Treatment for PTSD
Your MeRT treatment follows precise protocols. Each step is designed to help you get the best possible results. We are here to support you through your entire journey to reclaim your brain health. The steps of MeRT treatment are:
Step 1
Free Phone Consultation
Before making your decision to begin MeRT treatment, you’ll undoubtedly have questions. That’s why your first step is a simple phone consultation with our New Patient Coordinator.
During this no-obligation consultation, you can ask questions about MeRT, our protocols, fees, and insurance.
If you choose to take the next step, we can then set up your appointments for testing and consultation with a clinician. Each of these appointments takes 45 minutes to an hour.
Step 2
Testing and Consultation Appointments
At the first appointment, our neurotechnician will perform your qEEG testing. It’s simple, painless, and non-invasive. We will then send the test results to our scientific teams for analysis.
Once we get the analysis back, you will have your second appointment — a one-on-one consultation with your clinician. You can attend this appointment either in person or virtually.
Your clinician will discuss the test results and analysis so you can see exactly what’s happening in your brain to cause your symptoms. You can, of course, ask as many questions as you need to ensure you fully understand the test results and procedure.
At this point, you and your clinician will determine if you are a candidate for MeRT. If so, you will move on to the TMS treatment phase.
Step 3
Treatment Period
Your TMS treatment will take about 6 weeks, five days per week (Monday-Friday). We perform treatment in two-week increments, and each session takes about 35-45 minutes.
In each session, you simply sit in a comfortable chair while our neurotechnician places a hand-held magnet near your scalp.
We deliver the magnetic impulses for 6-8 seconds each minute, and you’ll have your eyes closed during this time. You may feel a slight sensation, like gentle taps on the head, which is not painful.
Step 4
Monitoring and Follow-up
At the end of your first two-week treatment period, we will perform a new qEEG and compare it to the baseline qEEG. We perform these EEGs at the end of every two weeks of treatment.
Each time, we will note any improvements and make modifications as needed. Your clinician will also meet with you regularly to go over your progress.
At the end of the treatment period, we will perform another qEEG to determine if you are complete with treatment.
Sometimes we recommend additional treatment to get the best possible results. As each brain is unique, each patient responds differently, so treatment protocols may vary.
Results from MeRT Treatment
What people are saying…
“THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for your help with TMS/MeRT for my PTSD symptoms! The confusion, distraction, and memory issue was greatly reduced. The treatment does wonders.
“And whatever you did last time had an unexpected, incredibly wonderful effect. Besides helping with my sciatic, shoulder, and leg pains, I stopped taking oxycodone. Now, while I do have some pain, I take no opioids! I manage with ibuprofen and Tylenol. This is worth every penny. THANK YOU!”
MeRT patient
“For me, depression was the constant feeling of, ‘I want to quit and retreat to my home, except I already would be home. MeRT helped me shed this feeling in less than 2 weeks. I couldn’t believe I had spent so many years feeling this way!”
MeRT patient
“It was absolutely terrifying to not know what was wrong with me or how to fix the problem.
“MeRT not only identified the deteriorated state of my brainwave activity, they restored its function… I consider the healing I experienced to be nothing short of a miracle.”
US Army veteran
“I felt like I was alone, even though I was surrounded by love and care. It was just a cloud that would linger over my life every now and again. MeRT helped me better understand what was going on in my head.
“After a month of treatment, I was grateful to be depression-free and medication-free for the first time in years.”
MeRT patient
“For anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, and other symptoms, I highly recommend trying MeRT. My adult son, who has suffered from both problems his entire life, and has been on medication, realized a positive change after the first visit. We saw dramatic improvement after each visit. This technology is truly a magic bullet.”
Father of a MeRT patient
“I’m two or three months past my last treatment, and I can honestly say that my brain is in a better place than it was before.
“The emotional highs and lows that I was living with have stabilized. I found it to be a very effective treatment. My cognition took off during that period, and it hasn’t slowed down since.”
Retired NFL player
Talk to Us. We are happy to explain how it all works and answer any questions you have.
Our New Patient Coordinator is here Monday to Friday and can help you with any questions you may have. She is happy to explain more about our services, our protocols for treatment, fees, insurance questions, and more.
Should you wish to explore treatment options further, she can guide you through the next steps. For MeRT, this entails a non-invasive qEEG (quantitative EEG, essentially a brain map as explained above). Several days after the qEEG you will have a consultation with our Medical Director, to show you the results of your testing, discuss what those results mean, and whether or not you or your child may benefit from MeRT or our other services.
This allows us to collectively assess the potential benefits of treatments tailored to your unique profile. You can then decide whether you’d like to proceed, so you can make an informed choice about your treatment.
There is hope for a better quality of life.
At least explore this opportunity and get more information. With years of significant results in treating neurological conditions, we’ve seen notable improvement in the quality of life for so many individuals!
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Insurance Coverage and Payment Options
Currently, rTMS is FDA-cleared for the treatment of Depression. We are able to provide you with all the appropriate paperwork at the end of your treatment so that you can submit it to your insurance company for reimbursement.
Some patients have reported that they have been able to receive some reimbursement for EEGs, clinical evaluations, and treatment, depending on their health coverage.
We accept all major credit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.