THEY
THEY LEARNED ABOUT AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY THAT'S HELPING MANY
FIND PEACE.
FIND PEACE. >>> THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH
CONCERNS FOR MILLIONS OF
VETERANS IS MENTAL HEALTH.
THEY SHOW THAT ABOUT 22
VETERANS USE THEIR. THERE IS A
THERAPY HELPING SO MANY PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE PMS THERAPY
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. THANK YOU FOR TALKING WITH ME.
>> GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. >> THIS IS JUST OVER A YEAR AGO.
THEY HAVE MAJOR DEPRESSION.
THEY COME TO US.
USUALLY WITH A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT TREATMENTS.
DIFFERENT TREATMENTS. LOOKING FOR ANOTHER OPTION.
THEY HAVE THE PSYCHOLOGIST.
REALLY ANYONE OUT THERE WHO'S
TREATING THOSE AS WELL.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT THERAPY?
>> THAT STANDS FOR MAGNETIC
SIMULATION.
SIMULATION. IT DELIVERS PULSES TO THE BRAIN.
IT BASICALLY CAUSES THE
DEPRESSION.
DEPRESSION. IT CAUSES THEM TO WORK BETTER.
A GOOD WAY TO EXPLAIN IT IS THE
NEURONS THAT WILL FIRE TOGETHER.
IT IS A TREATMENT THAT IS SAFE
EFFECTIVE AND APPROVED BY THE
FDA IN 2008.
SO FAR 2.5 MILLION HAS
SUCCESSFULLY BEEN TREATED WITH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH GOING
ON BEHIND IT.
>> WHO WOULD BE AN IDEAL
PATIENT FOR THIS TYPE OF
TREATMENT?
TREATMENT? >> AN IDEAL PATIENT IS ANYONE
WHO IS JUST NOT HAVING THE
RESULTS FROM OTHER TREATMENTS
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. IT'S PATIENTS WHO BASICALLY
COME TO US HOPELESS AND FEEL
LIKE THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. PATIENTS HAVE EITHER FAILED
MEDICATIONS ARE THOSE WHO CAN'T
TOLERATE THOSE MEDICATIONS.
IT'S A WIDE RANGE OF PATIENTS.
>> YOU WORK HANDS-ON WITH THAT.
THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.
>> WELL, I AM A THERAPIST.
WHAT I DO IS I WORK WITH THE
PATIENT'S TO RESOLVE THOSE
MEMORY ISSUES THAT GO ON.
THEY WORK WITH THE NEURONS. I
WORK WITH THE LEFT IN LIFE SIDE
OF THE BRAIN.
THEY PUT IN A DIRECT PLACE.
>> YOU ARE ACTUALLY A RETIRED
LIEUTENANT COLONEL, IS THAT
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> SO, YOU HAVE FIRSTHAND
KNOWLEDGE OF THIS.
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT THAT
THEY GET THE CARE THAT THEY
NEED?
NEED?
NEED? >>
NEED? >> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I KNOW THAT WHEN I CAME BACK, I
HAD TO FIND HELP TO DEAL WITH
MY ISSUES.
MY ISSUES. AND, I FOUND IT DIFFICULT.
I FOUND THAT THEY HAD NO INSIGHT
ON WHAT THEY ACTUALLY NEEDED.
SO, IT'S BEEN SOMETHING LIKE
THAT AFTER RETIRING FOR THE
VETERANS.
VETERANS.
VETERANS. I THOUGHT THAT YOU KNOW
RESOLVING THOSE ISSUES WITH
THAT CLOSE COMBAT.
>> WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU
PERSONALLY TO SEE SOMEBODY
COMMON THAT IS REALLY
STRUGGLING?
STRUGGLING? >> IT'S A GREAT BLESSING.
TRULY.
TRULY.
TRULY. I
TRULY. I WISH IT WOULD'VE BEEN THERE
FOR ME.
FOR ME.
FOR ME. BUT IN THE END, I REALIZE THAT
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO BE THE
HELP THAT WE NEED.
THAT'S MADE MYSELF AVAILABLE.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
HOW CAN PATIENTS GET STARTED
WITH THIS TREATMENT?
>> WE GET A LOT OF REFERRALS.
THEY CAN GO TO OUR OFFICE.
REALLY ANYWHERE.
REALLY ANYWHERE. WE HAVE LOTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
PAGES.
PAGES.
PAGES. JUST REACH OUT TO US.
>> WHAT IS YOUR WEBSITE?