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'I had no hope' New PTSD therapy life-changing for local Marine

Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has given Jesse Bennett a new purpose and passion in life

'I had no hope' New PTSD therapy life-changing for local Marine

Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has given Jesse Bennett a new purpose and passion in life

YOU. WE ARE GLAD EVERYONE IS ALL RIGHT. A MARINE WAS IN A DARK PLACE. NOTHING WAS WORKING FOR HIM. RACHEL: A LOCAL DOCTOR RECOMMENDED SOMETHING NEW. HIS DECISION TO TRY IT CHANGED EVERYTHING. >> IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO HOPE. >> HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD AND A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. >> I WAS GOING TO FAIL. I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TELL EVERYBODY TO BELIEVE IN ME AGAIN. >> HE MET THIS DOCTOR, A RETIRED ARMY COLONEL. HE CONVINCED JESSE TO TRY MAGNETIC STIMULATION. TMS USES COILS TO CREATE ELECTRICAL ENERGY THE TARGETS THE PART OF THE BRAIN AFFECTED BY PTSD, HELPING AT WORK AGAIN. >> CALM DOWN. YOU ARE NOT AT WAR. YOU ARE DRIVING ON 435 AND KANSAS CITY. THE GARBAGE BAG IS NOT A BOMB. >> THE TREATMENT HELPS JESSE RELAX. HE IS SLOWER TO GET ANGRY. >> IF IT CAN HELP ONE PERSON GET THROUGH THIS, THAT IS ULTIMATELY MY GOAL. >> HE ENCOURAGES OTHER VETERANS TO NOT GIVE UP. >> I HOPE THIS CAN GIVE THEM THE HOPE TO TRY AGAIN. RACHEL BE RESTORED OF BRAIN CLINIC IS THE ONLY FACILITY IN KANSAS CITY USING TMS. IT DOES NOT
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'I had no hope' New PTSD therapy life-changing for local Marine

Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has given Jesse Bennett a new purpose and passion in life

A Marine battling PTSD was recently in a dark place. But then a local doctor recommended something new. As Rob Hughes explains, his decision to try Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation changed everything.For more information on Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and the Restorative Brain Clinic, click here.

A Marine battling PTSD was recently in a dark place. But then a local doctor recommended something new. As Rob Hughes explains, his decision to try Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation changed everything.

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For more information on Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and the Restorative Brain Clinic, click here.