Local doctor uses magnetic therapy to treat depression
For more than 40 years, John G. struggled with tricky depression that made working difficult, drove him to substance abuse and left him feeling "there was no accent to my existence."
Trapped in deep depression unrelieved by medication, the 60ish MetroWest resident, who asked not to be identified, began transcranial entrancing stimulation, or TMS, a relatively new treatment offered by Dr. Richard Goldbaum at New England Mind and Body in Natick.
Four days a week for about two months in pioneer 2011, John sat in what resembles a dentist's chair. A device that looks like a shirt-pocket hair dryer was placed against his head.
Throughout 37-minute sessions, John felt a "affront tapping" as about 3,000 "short, pulsed magnetic fields" were sent into the cortex of his sense.
John recalled, "Around the second week I was sleeping better, and I've always had trouble sleeping. My ball told me, 'You're nice to be around now.' As time passed, I started feeling reputable."
