
Can TMS Help With Rumination in Depression?
Many people with depression do not just feel sad or tired. They also get stuck in repetitive negative thoughts. This is called rumination. What Rumination Can Feel Like Rumination can

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Dr. Robert Myers, D.O. is a board-certified neurologist and UCNS-certified headache specialist who combines modern neuroscience with hands-on care. As a third-generation osteopathic physician, OMT has always been central to his approach. Trained at top programs like Mount Sinai, he founded Navira Brain & Body to offer Therapeutic Neurostimulation, OMT, nerve blocks, and trigger point injections in personalized treatment plans for people with complex neurologic, psychiatric, and pain conditions.

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“In my work as a neurologist, I have met so many people who were suffering—but let down by the conventional model. Too often, they were told that if medication or surgery didn’t work, there was nothing else we could do.I refused to accept that.”
Evidence-guided articles from a neurologist-led clinic in Rochester, NY. Learn what to expect, who it helps, and how to take the next step.

Many people with depression do not just feel sad or tired. They also get stuck in repetitive negative thoughts. This is called rumination. What Rumination Can Feel Like Rumination can

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If you are thinking about TMS, one of the biggest questions is usually the simplest one: what actually happens during the first session? That question matters. For many people, fear

Stress is not always just “in your head.” When stress becomes chronic, it can start changing how your brain and nervous system function day to day. You may notice it
• Chronic pain often leads to reflexive muscle tightening (guarding), which limits motion and perpetuates pain.
• OMT techniques like muscle energy and counterstrain relieve hypertonicity, restore range of motion, and reduce nociceptive input.
• Chronic stress/pain activates the sympathetic nervous system (fight-or-flight), worsening inflammation and reducing healing.
• OMT techniques (for example, craniosacral therapy, rib raising) help balance autonomic tone, decreasing sympathetic overactivity and enhancing parasympathetic function.
• Chronic pain often localizes dysfunctions in joints, fascia, and viscera.
• Soft tissue, HVLA, and myofascial release techniques restore normal alignment and improve proprioception.