Our Process

World-renowned Neurosurgeon Mark Liker, MD, FAANS, FACS, is the founder and CEO of BrainStim Centers and oversees all treatment plans.

Our comprehensive process focuses on healing the brain through non-invasive, drug-free treatments.

Our Process

Your journey with BrainStim begins by assessing your brain’s current function and performance through non-invasive tests like MRI, quantitative EEG (qEEG), and psychometric evaluations. These tools help us measure brain activity and identify areas needing support. 

Depending on your symptoms, our clinical team selects the most relevant tests and carefully analyzes the results to create a personalized treatment plan tailored to your unique brain patterns. 

What is an EEG? 

A qEEG is an advanced brainwave analysis that maps your brain’s electrical activity, reflecting your mental state and neurological health. Because every brain is unique, this helps us customize your therapy for the best possible outcomes.

What is an MRI? 

Our MRI protocol is a quick, 15-minute, contrast-free scan that produces detailed images of your brain’s structure — helping detect issues like traumatic brain injury without radiation exposure. 

Having this precise view allows us to tailor your treatment with greater accuracy, ensuring we target the right areas for the best possible results. 

You can undergo any or all of these assessments at BrainStim, whether or not you choose to continue with treatment. 

In the next step of our process, we use a patented, scientific approach with the neurophysiological data gathered through testing to develop a highly customized treatment plan aimed at encouraging healthy brain communication and function. Your treatment plan may involve one or more treatment protocols depending on primary diagnosis and comorbidities involved. Regardless of the protocol, we will use your own brain frequency to personalize the treatment.

In this step, we use non-invasive magnetic pulses targeted at specific brain areas that need support—helping to “wake up” and strengthen the connections that aren’t functioning properly. 

Thanks to our detailed diagnostics, your treatment plan is uniquely designed for your brain’s needs. The goal is to improve communication between brain regions affected by various neurological and mental health conditions. 

During treatment, you’ll relax in a comfortable chair while a trained technician places a small device called a coil on your head. This coil sends gentle magnetic pulses, which most patients feel as a mild tapping sensation. 

Each session lasts about 30 minutes. 

Our FDA-cleared neuromodulation equipment is proven for treating depression and OCD and is used off-label for other conditions under medical supervision. 

We will perform additional testing after the first stages of treatment, allowing us to assess progress and make any needed modifications. In this way, we are always taking the best and most exacting approach, based on the current neurological state.

While most TMS centers will only ask you how you feel after you have completed your treatment, BrainStim strives to seek scientific evidence to show brain changes on top of patient-reported improvements. Once treatment has completed, BrainStim completes another round of diagnostics (MRI, qEEG, and psychometric testing), to compare with pre-treatment assessment to fully understand how the brain has changed following treatment. A final report outlining these changes in detail is shared with each patient. 

We recommend monitoring your brain health every six months with a routine electroencephalogram (EEG). This proactive step will allow our team of providers to make recommendations for any follow up treatments needed to maintain your optimal brain health.  

Locations

Valencia Location

28212 Kelly Johnson Pkwy, Suite #215, Valencia, CA 91355

Calabasas Location

23500 Park Sorrento, Suite #A4(Second Floor), Calabasas, CA 91302

Lancaster Location

44151 15th St W, Suite #210, Lancaster, CA 93534

Cancun, Mexico Location

Tejon #3 Super Manzana 20, Cancun, Mexico Across the street from Hotel Oh! Cancun The Urban Oasis

Phone Number

(310) 895-7122

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