{"id":1366,"date":"2025-08-30T13:47:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ergotherapiepraxis-schmidt-staub.de\/repetitive-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-rtms\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T12:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T10:50:02","slug":"repetitive-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-rtms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.praxis-schmidt-staub.de\/en\/therapy-methods\/repetitive-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-rtms\/","title":{"rendered":"Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1800721317\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.praxis-schmidt-staub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/behandlung_rtms.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\" id=\"row-849185681\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1007334408\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\" data-animate=\"blurIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center dark\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-460135341\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 200%;\">Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-460135341 {\n  color: rgb(88, 67, 130);\n}\n#text-460135341 > * {\n  color: rgb(88, 67, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-2733115407\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Repe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve Tran\u00ads\u00adcra\u00adni\u00adal Magne\u00adtic Sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon is an effec\u00adti\u00adve and non-inva\u00adsi\u00adve method to help peo\u00adp\u00adle with seve\u00adre depres\u00adsi\u00adon.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2733115407 {\n  color: rgb(88, 67, 130);\n}\n#text-2733115407 > * {\n  color: rgb(88, 67, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1800721317 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n  padding-bottom: 100px;\n  min-height: 450px;\n}\n#section_1800721317 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(237, 233, 225, 0.762);\n}\n#section_1800721317 .section-bg img {\n  object-position: 61% 39%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1800721317 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n    padding-bottom: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_493304454\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large content-row-1\" id=\"row-648617857\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1016424918\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\" data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4169863249\" class=\"text span-headline-1\">\n\t\t\n<p><span>What is rTMS?<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>rTMS is the abbre\u00advia\u00adti\u00adon for \u201crepe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve tran\u00ads\u00adcra\u00adni\u00adal magne\u00adtic sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon\u201d, a form of non-inva\u00adsi\u00adve neu\u00adro\u00adsti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon that has now been very well rese\u00adar\u00adched sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly. This invol\u00adves app\u00adly\u00ading a rapidly oscil\u00adla\u00adting magne\u00adtic field with a spe\u00adcial magne\u00adtic coil over cer\u00adtain are\u00adas of the brain to influence the acti\u00advi\u00adty of cer\u00adtain under\u00adly\u00ading brain are\u00adas. The pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre is now wide\u00adly used to impro\u00adve brain func\u00adtion in num\u00ade\u00adrous neu\u00adro\u00adpsych\u00adia\u00adtric dis\u00ador\u00adders as well as in healt\u00adhy indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adals for tar\u00adge\u00adted per\u00adfor\u00admance enhance\u00adment.<\/p>\n<p>The appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of rTMS increa\u00adses or decrea\u00adses the acti\u00advi\u00adty of cer\u00adtain cells and brain are\u00adas loca\u00adted under the sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon site by up to 20\u201340% depen\u00adding on the appli\u00aded fre\u00adquen\u00adcy, which can cau\u00adse an effec\u00adti\u00adve per\u00adma\u00adnent chan\u00adge in brain acti\u00advi\u00adty. rTMS can signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly impro\u00adve mood and emo\u00adtio\u00adnal sta\u00adte, cogni\u00adti\u00adve abili\u00adties, memo\u00adry, social skills and neu\u00adro\u00adnal sta\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty over lon\u00adger peri\u00adods of time, depen\u00adding on the spe\u00adci\u00adfic brain regi\u00adons sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adted or modu\u00adla\u00adted depen\u00adding on the sym\u00adptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Num\u00ade\u00adrous sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic stu\u00addies have shown that with appro\u00adpria\u00adte tar\u00adge\u00adted use over a peri\u00adod of seve\u00adral weeks, mood, lan\u00adguage and mathe\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal skills, atten\u00adti\u00adon span, pro\u00adblem-sol\u00adving abili\u00adty, coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon and memo\u00adry per\u00adfor\u00admance as well as many other neu\u00adro\u00adpsy\u00adcho\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal skills can be signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly impro\u00adved. The\u00adse func\u00adtion\u00adal impro\u00adve\u00adments can be used alo\u00adne or in com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon with other the\u00adra\u00adpeu\u00adtic pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the heal\u00ading pro\u00adcess. rTMS is now suc\u00adcessful\u00adly used as an alter\u00adna\u00adti\u00adve or sup\u00adple\u00adment to other pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres for many dise\u00ada\u00adses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-1464831190\" class=\"text span-headline-1\">\n\t\t\n<p><span>What is the bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal effect of rTMS?<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Ner\u00adve cells are elec\u00adtri\u00adcal\u00adly char\u00adged, so the func\u00adtion of the brain is based on elec\u00adtri\u00adcal curr\u00adents in addi\u00adti\u00adon to the well-known effect of mes\u00adsen\u00adger sub\u00ads\u00adtances. In most neu\u00adro\u00adpsych\u00adia\u00adtric dis\u00ador\u00adders, the\u00adre is a dis\u00adtur\u00adban\u00adce in the acti\u00advi\u00adty or regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon of brain tis\u00adsue. By app\u00adly\u00ading rapidly swit\u00adched strong magne\u00adtic pul\u00adses using a spe\u00adcial magne\u00adtic coil, the brain tis\u00adsue is exci\u00adted or down-regu\u00adla\u00adted depen\u00adding on the set fre\u00adquen\u00adcy, uti\u00adli\u00adzing the prin\u00adci\u00adple of induc\u00adtion. This means that its acti\u00advi\u00adty can be spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly influen\u00adced.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00adre are now a num\u00adber of sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic stu\u00addies under sophisti\u00adca\u00adted con\u00adtrol con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. The effec\u00adti\u00adve\u00adness of rTMS is about as good as that of sui\u00adta\u00adble medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon. The pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre is often supe\u00adri\u00ador to drug the\u00adra\u00adpy, as num\u00ade\u00adrous stu\u00addies have shown in cases of tre\u00adat\u00adment-resistant cour\u00adses with purely drug the\u00adra\u00adpy. In prac\u00adti\u00adce, the indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of rTMS with other approa\u00adches, in par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar with psy\u00adcho\u00adthe\u00adra\u00adpeu\u00adtic tre\u00adat\u00adment, has pro\u00adven suc\u00adcessful in achie\u00adving a las\u00adting impro\u00adve\u00adment in health rest\u00adric\u00adtions and a healt\u00adhy sta\u00adte.<\/p>\n<p>The pro\u00adcess of magne\u00adtic sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon using rTMS also alters the acti\u00advi\u00adties of various neu\u00adro\u00adtrans\u00admit\u00adters in the brain (inclu\u00adding sero\u00adto\u00adnin, nor\u00adad\u00adre\u00adna\u00adline, dopa\u00admi\u00adne, glut\u00adama\u00adte and others). Repea\u00adted appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon of the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre can achie\u00adve las\u00adting chan\u00adges, regu\u00adla\u00adte over\u00adac\u00adti\u00adve regi\u00adons of the brain and acti\u00adva\u00adte underac\u00adti\u00adve regi\u00adons. When used in a tar\u00adge\u00adted man\u00adner, this can nor\u00adma\u00adli\u00adze brain acti\u00advi\u00adty and thus also tre\u00adat many neu\u00adro\u00adpsych\u00adia\u00adtric dis\u00ador\u00adders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-2410232844\" class=\"text span-headline-1\">\n\t\t\n<p><span>Are the cos\u00adts cover\u00aded by sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adrance? How high are the cos\u00adts?<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>This is an indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal health ser\u00advice (so-cal\u00adled IGeL) or \u201cself-pay\u00ader ser\u00advice\u201d, which is not cover\u00aded by sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adrance. With pri\u00adva\u00adte health insu\u00adrance com\u00adpa\u00adnies, a cost appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon can be sub\u00admit\u00adted, which is deci\u00added on indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly by the insurer.<\/p>\n<p>Cos\u00adts for rTMS 100 euros per ses\u00adsi\u00adon. 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