Deep TMU, which stimulates the deep regions of the brain by creating electromagnetic waves, is also used in the treatment of personality disorders, addiction and fibromyalgia that cannot be controlled with medication.
Migraine, a type of headache that mostly comes in attacks, is more common in women than in men. Attacks ranging from 4 to 72 hours in length disrupt the quality of life of both the sufferer and family members. The pain can be controlled to a large extent with medications used before or during the pain. However, especially the puerperium period becomes a nightmare for mothers suffering from migraine. Since many migraine medications can be passed to the baby through breast milk, women interrupt their treatment during this period. However, a method used in the treatment of a personality disorder called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that does not respond to drug treatment, post-traumatic stress disorder, painful conditions such as fibromyalgia and addiction treatment has also become a hope for breastfeeding mothers.
DEEP WAVES AT WORK
Stating that the method called deep TMU can be used safely during the puerperium, Üsküdar University NPISTANBUL Hospital Neurology Specialist Assoc. Dr. Barış Metin gave the following information about the method: "TMU (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) is a method applied to re-functionalize impaired functions by creating electromagnetic waves in the brain without electrical current. This treatment is done by stimulating neurons in the brain with electromagnetic waves. Superficial TMU has been used safely in pregnant patients for years. The most important difference of Deep TMU from Superficial TMU is that in this method, deep structures of the brain can be stimulated."
Stating that the number of sessions varies between 15 and 30 for the treatment to be effective, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Metin reminded that there is no study proving that Deep TMU is completely safe in pregnancy, adding that Superficial TMU may be preferred in this period.
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERVENTION IN THE MOTHER'S BRAIN
When Deep TMU is applied, the patient sits in a chair and a helmet is placed on his/her head. Stating that this helmet is designed to stimulate the parts of the brain that Superficial TMU cannot reach, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Metin said, "Thus, structures of the brain far from the surface such as insula and cingulate cortex can also be stimulated. Since no medication is given to the mother's milk, it can be easily used during puerperium and breastfeeding."