TMS is also safe and effective for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, particularly chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia, according to growing evidence. Approximately half of patients who receive TMS treatment for pain will notice a significant reduction in pain. Approximately half of patients who receive TMS treatment for pain will notice a significant reduction in pain.
TMS is not harmful to the majority of patients. During a TMS treatment session, energy is transferred into the patient’s brain from a magnetic field (created by passing electrical energy through a coil of wires). Magnetic energy easily passes through the skin activating the brain without causing pain.
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