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Surrey clinic uses therapy to 'rewire' brains of veterans with depression

MagStim rTMS Horizon 3 machine was operational in time for Remembrance Week 2024
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS ) is now available at the Centre of Clinical Excellence in the Legion Veterans Village in Surrey. The MagStim rTMS Horizon 3 machine, not pictured, was operational in time for Remembrance Week 2024

A non-invasive therapy for treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders for Canadian Armed Forces and first responders is available in Surrey.

The treatment and clinical trial is offered in partnership with Brainstim Health to eligible individuals at the Centre for Clinical Excellence for Veterans and First Responders Health at the Legion Veterans Village in Whalley. 

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive therapy that helps "rewire your brain," said Richard Pucci, chief operating officer of Brainstim Health.

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Anna Burns

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