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Originally Posted by lovefamilypets
Hi Ballerina and others who have posted about this topic!
Unfortunately, I have no scientific background so reading about T.D.C.S has been a bit confusing for me.
However, I did find a doctor in Sacramento who is doing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for patients with depression. He seemed willing to look into TMS for chronic pain; it seemed like he inferred there might need to be a change in where the machine was placed on the head.
Anyways to my point, is T.M.S. similar to T.D.C.S.? Is it worth giving T.M.S. a try? Or is T.D.C.S. the only way to go?
I would greatly appreciate any info or advice in this matter. Thank you all for your posts about this topic. I hope this is something that helps more of us.
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Hi lovefamilypets,
Food for thought:
TMS has a long history of success with treatment depression. tDCS, however, is more effective for chronic pain, is portable, cheap and carries no risk of seizure as does TMS. It sounds like your doc is not familiar with the application of TMS for chronic pain. If so you will, in effect, be paying for his training. I believe TMS for depression is not routinely covered by many insurances. Definitely not covered for the treatment of chronic pain.
You would save yourself lots of money by trying tDCS yourself.
Just my humble opinion.
01-26-2012, 08:51 PM
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