Your Brain and MeRT

How MeRT Can Bring Balance To Your Brain

Your brain is a marvel. It contains approximately 100 billion nerve cells (neurons). These nerve cells communicate via brainwaves on specific pathways in the brain. Additionally, the more often a pathway is used, the stronger it gets. But when forces—either internal or external—disrupt brain activity, these pathways can become weaker, or completely unused

These forces may include the following:

• Trauma to the head such as a concussion
• Depression or Major Depressive Disorder
• Emotional trauma or high amounts of chronic or acute stress
• PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder)
• Drug or alcohol addiction
• Illness or disease such as stroke or Parkinson’s Disease
• Developmental disorders such as Autism, ADD, and ADHD
• Dementia
• Anxiety
• Sleeping disorders

Some people can still function in their day-to-day activities after experiencing one or more of these forces. Others, however, have no quality of life. But there is a solution: By restoring the unused, weakened pathways, MeRT can bring balance to the brain.

The Steps of MeRT Treatment

MeRT is non-surgical, non-invasive, painless, and completely drug-free. The steps of MeRT treatment are as follows:

Testing and Evaluation

On your first appointment, we perform the qEEG and EKG tests right in our office. Then, once we complete the tests, we can then analyze the results to see exactly how your brain is functioning.

Analysis and Treatment Plan

We use a scientific and patented approach when analyzing your test results. Based on this analysis, we develop a treatment plan customized to your specific condition. At this point, we can schedule your assessment period of treatment.

Assessment Period

Once your treatment plan is in place, you’ll receive therapy five days a week. We perform this therapy in two-week intervals. In each session, you’ll sit in a comfortable chair while a highly-trained technician places a magnetic coil on your head. There’s no pain or discomfort involved: the device simply brings about mild electrical signals in the targeted areas of the brain.

The sessions are fast since you typically spend 30 minutes in the chair each time. Moreover, the specific time of stimulation is just 6-8 seconds every minute

Progress Evaluation

As you progress through your daily treatments, we’ll monitor your progress concurrently. In so doing, we can confirm how you feel and track improvements. Then, after two weeks of treatment, we will perform a series of tests to review your progress and make any needed modifications.

If there is a positive response to treatment during the first two-week period, you’re likely to notice some improvements. At that point, we’ll generally schedule additional treatment in two-week intervals. Most conditions require six to eight weeks of MeRT treatment for the best results.*

Currently, MeRT is FDA-approved to treat Major Depressive Disorder. Treatment for all other conditions is considered “off-label” at this time. However, we anticipate FDA approval soon for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

*Results are based on strict compliance with our treatment regimens. Results may vary based on each individual and are not guaranteed.