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Are you a Veteran in B.C. struggling with PTSD and Chronic Pain?
PTSD/Chronic Pain TMS research
If you’ve tried traditional treatments like medication or talk therapy without lasting relief, you’re not alone and there may be another way forward.
Legion Veterans Village Research Foundation and Brainstim Health are partnering to investigate a new brain stimulation program. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive, drug-free therapy designed to support brain function, improve emotional wellbeing, and reduce physical pain.
Why rTMS?
Many Veterans experience resistance to conventional treatments. rTMS offers a promising, evidence-based alternative that targets the root of both psychological and physical symptoms.
Clinical research has shown that rTMS can:
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What to Expect ?
- rTMS is a safe, drug-free treatment
- A small device is placed gently on your scalpduring each session
- The pulses are similar in strength to those used inMRI machines - focused and safe
- rTMS may feel like a tapping or pulsing sensationon your scalp
- Treatments sessions require no sedation or surgery and last about 20 minutes
- rTMS is generally easy to tolerate with transient, minimal side effects
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Study Overview
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Who is eligible?
Must be B.C. resident
Experiencing chronic pain and PTSD
Able to attend all visits and complete assessments
Exclusion Criteria
Metal implants near the head
Active seizures
Active substance use disorder
Pregnancy and/or nursing
When Traditional Therapy Isn’t Enough..
Participants enrolling into this study are taking part in a clinical research trial that is examining a novel rTMS program as a treatment for PTSD/Chronic Pain.
We are grateful for the support from our generous partners for making this program possible: BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion, BC Legions Branches and the Foundation NAVALIS Foundation. Thank you!
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