Israeli-Developed OCD Treatment Changes Lives
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Israeli-Developed OCD Treatment Changes Lives
An Israeli breakthrough in brain disorder treatment has the ability to change lives!
By United With Israel Staff, United With Israel, August 20 2018
The BrainsWay Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System (Screenshot)
The US Food and Drug Administration on Sunday permitted marketing of the Brainsway Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Brainsway is an Israeli company dedicated to developing and providing advanced technology solutions for the treatment of a variety of brain disorders.
OCD is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, recurrent thoughts and behaviors and feels the urge to repeat over and over. OCD is typically treated with medication, psychotherapy or a combination of the two. Although most patients with OCD respond to treatment, some patients continue to experience symptoms.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. The FDA permitted marketing of TMS as a treatment for major depression in 2008 and expanded the use to include TMS for treating pain associated with certain migraine headaches in 2013.
Brainsway’s Deep TMS technology has already been applied in thousands of cases worldwide in the framework of clinical studies. It has also been enthusiastically embraced by leading research institutions worldwide, with over 60 clinical trials held across the globe.
“Transcranial magnetic stimulation has shown its potential to help patients suffering from depression and headaches,” said Dr. Carlos Peña, director of the Division of Neurological and Physical Medicine Devices in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “With today’s marketing authorization, patients with OCD who have not responded to traditional treatments now have another option.”
With files from FDA.gov
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ANOTHER amazing Israeli medical development/discovery to benefit mankind. Yet, there are so many, including I believe some NT members as well, who would prefer for the Arabs to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. I'll be surprised to see any accolades from them here, as usual.
So... This is a big win for Israel then?
I would say this is a win for anyone afflicted with the conditions described in the article.
Not necessarily. It's just yet another benefit Israel has given to humanity. Would like to see a list, or do you support BDS?
Who ever once said such a preposterous thing on NT? You unfairly, IMHO, hold members of The Newstalkers in undeserved contempt. For someone who gets so very offended by any slight to his own honor I find that, well, problematic. If you desire to win friends for Israel then that strategy is failing. Hate begets hate. Nobody ever wins long term by deploying hate. Not the Jews. Not the Muslims. Not anyone. You actually do harm to Israel with your attitude...
And you do harm to Israel with yours.
Why shouldn't I have that attitude? Do you deny that Israel has been disparaged by members of this site?
Buzz, this is a fascinating technology.
If I am correct, magnetic forces have been long recognized, yet except for electromechanical, some medical imaging and navigation applications, little has been known about how else to put it to good use.
Interesting that fringe researchers have experimented with various applications for applications which in the end have had little or no effect.
This technology puts that in the past. These Israeli teams have a handle on how to apply magnetic forces for the betterment of us all.