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SKY HELPS
PATIENTS DESIGN
A PLAN THAT
INCLUDES TMS
(36 TREATMENTS),
MEDITATION,
DIET, SEEING
A THERAPIST,
GETTING ADEQUATE
SLEEP, LEARNING
STRESS- COPING
MECHANISMS.
PATH TO AWARENESS/
ROGUE VALLEY TMS
Depression can be debilitating, and when
medications fail to yield improvement, there
is another avenue. Sky Asher, Patient Care
Director at Rogue Valley TMS, describes
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a
means to redirect the brain. It is technology
similar to an MRI that uses energy to turn on
and off different neurons in the brain. Rogue
Valley TMS has seen success in patients from
teens to senior citizens.
Sky helps patients design a plan that includes
TMS (36 treatments), meditation, diet, seeing
a therapist, getting adequate sleep, learning
stress-coping mechanisms. The combination
of treatment and lifestyle changes allows
patients to see light where they only saw dark-
ness, to feel better physically, to lead a pro-
ductive life. This affects the individual, her/
his family, and society at large. Sky coaches
patients through the process. She is currently
working toward her Doctorate to become a
psychologist.
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