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Achieve TMS East Amherst to Host Open House Today

AMHERST — Achieve TMS East Amherst will be hosting its first informational open house today, July 13, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 6 University Dr., Suite 204, Amherst. The public is invited for refreshments and a chance to tour the facility, learn more about deep TMS, and witness a hands-on demonstration with the deep TMS machine itself. All are welcome to attend.

Achieve TMS East, with locations in Northampton, Springfield, Amherst, Worcester, and Pittsfield, is the first practice in Western Mass. to offer Brainsway’s deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a new treatment for depression. Tested in more than 60 clinical studies worldwide, deep TMS treatment stimulates a brain region involved in depression. After each 30-minute outpatient treatment, patients are able to drive home and return to their daily routine, including work commitments. Additionally, more than 50{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of Brainsway deep TMS patients have had positive response rates following a six-week period of treatment.