Our Approach

How R Hope evaluates and plans PrTMS care

The process starts with consultation and clinical review, then moves through scheduling, treatment, and reassessment when appropriate.

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Consultation before treatment starts

Initial EEG and doctor review

Weekly reassessment built into care

How R Hope evaluates and plans PrTMS care

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Overview

A clear sequence from evaluation to follow-up

Each checkpoint should be explained before therapy begins: what is reviewed, who makes the clinical decision, what the schedule involves, and how response will be followed.

R Hope frames the process around evaluation, communication, and reassessment rather than asking patients to commit without understanding how the plan is being shaped.

Assessment first, then protocol
Medical approval before treatment block begins
Ongoing monitoring rather than a one-time setup

Step 01

Initial consultation and first EEG

Patients begin with a consultation and medical review. When EEG is relevant, it can add brain-function information to the discussion of symptoms, goals, and treatment fit.

That first EEG is used both as a screening step and as part of building a more individualized treatment plan instead of defaulting to the same protocol for everyone.

Consultation with the clinic and doctor
Initial EEG to measure functional patterns
Early discussion of fit, expectations, and next steps

Patient wearing an EEG cap during evaluation

Step 02

Doctor review, eligibility, and scheduling

After the first evaluation, the doctor revisits treatment details, determines whether the patient is eligible to move forward, and helps set the schedule for the opening treatment block.

If treatment is approved, the clinic confirms timing, fees, and the opening treatment schedule so the patient knows what is happening next.

Medical eligibility review
Discussion of financials and timing
Clear confirmation call before treatment begins

Step 03

Daily sessions with ongoing EEG reassessment

Some PrTMS-informed plans use a weekday treatment rhythm with periodic EEG reassessment. The exact schedule should be confirmed for the individual patient.

Reassessment gives the clinical team another point to review available data and response. It should support a clear conversation, not be presented as proof of a guaranteed improvement.

Daily sessions at a scheduled time
New EEG roughly once each week
Protocol updates based on ongoing response

Diagram representing reassessment and treatment planning

Treatment Rhythm

What patients were told to expect

When EEG is part of the evaluation, it can inform a proposed patient-specific protocol that must be reviewed before treatment.

From there, treatment runs in consecutive weekly cycles. Each new EEG helps fine-tune the plan for the following sessions, so patients receive an approach that can evolve rather than stay static.

Initial EEG informs the first protocol
Five treatment days followed by reassessment
Results are communicated directly to the patient

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