tDCS = Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

tDCS, or tran­s­cra­ni­al direct cur­rent sti­mu­la­ti­on, is a gent­le, drug-free the­ra­py method with a las­ting effect. During the tre­at­ment, small elec­tro­des are posi­tio­ned on the scalp through which a weak elec­tri­cal impul­se is sent. This imper­cep­ti­ble tre­at­ment step sti­mu­la­tes spe­ci­fic are­as of the brain to beco­me acti­ve or to redu­ce over­ac­ti­vi­ty. The alte­red exci­ta­bi­li­ty of the ner­ve cells can be used to tre­at spe­ci­fic con­di­ti­ons such as depres­si­on or migrai­nes.

The exci­ta­bi­li­ty and sen­si­ti­vi­ty in the cor­re­spon­ding are­as can be nor­ma­li­zed and impro­ved in the long term. The inten­si­ty and dura­ti­on of the appli­ed cur­rent, tog­e­ther with the opti­mal posi­tio­ning of the elec­tro­des, deter­mi­ne the suc­cess of the tre­at­ment. The­se are defi­ned in the so-cal­led sti­mu­la­ti­on pro­to­col and con­ti­nuous­ly opti­mi­zed during the­ra­py. We sel­ect the appro­pria­te pro­to­cols based on the latest rese­arch results and the latest sci­en­ti­fic fin­dings.

We use tDCS for chro­nic pain and men­tal ill­ness, e.g. in pati­ents with depres­si­on. In addi­ti­on, tDCS is sui­ta­ble as a side-effect-free alter­na­ti­ve to drug the­ra­py for migrai­ne pro­phy­la­xis. In the field of neu­ro­lo­gy, suc­cess can also be achie­ved in the tre­at­ment of epi­le­psy, Par­kin­son’s dise­a­se, mul­ti­ple scle­ro­sis, fibro­my­al­gia or spas­ti­ci­ty as well as memo­ry and con­cen­tra­ti­on dis­or­ders.

The tre­at­ment can influence the func­tio­ning (exci­ta­bi­li­ty) of the brain and can be used to redu­ce impai­red ever­y­day acti­vi­ties and func­tions after strokes.

This is an indi­vi­du­al health ser­vice. An addi­tio­nal ser­vice that is not cover­ed by sta­tu­to­ry health insu­rance as an “IGeL” or “self-pay­er ser­vice”.