Fixing the Broken Model: Innovation Matters!
Over the past fifty years, while the environment of Veteran care has not changed and the clinical office has been remarkably stagnant in function, we at Revive Treatment Centers are utilizing the latest in technology and research to formulate a new standard of care. We are actively developing and researching new therapies to assist the ever-changing needs of our military population and are currently developing relationships with many organizations to help assist Veterans with reintegration.
– What Is PTSD? –
PTSD is classically viewed as a disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Within the worldview and paradigm of clinical neurology, PTSD is an adaptive response to traumatic events which creates a heightened sensitivity of brain regions involved in producing the natural stress response. This is a great example of negative neuroplasticity, where the brain just got too efficient at detecting stress to the point where, even in harmless situations, a threat or danger is perceived.
Any psychological disorder at its core really a neurochemical issue, which is why most traditional treatments are aimed at neurotransmitter levels. We know from research that PTSD is not purely a neurochemical issue, but results in structural alterations as well. This would create a basis for it being considered a primary neurological disorder with psychological characteristics.
Unfortunately, the majority of individuals diagnosed with PTSD are sent to psychiatrists to be treated for anxiety, depression, and other emotional signs. This works for a few, but unfortunately, the majority have pervasive symptoms. Understanding how the brain structurally and functionally plays a role in the development and symptoms of PTSD offers much more promise for treatment.
– Signs and Symptoms –
PTSD patients often suffer from symptoms including anxiety, depression, and concentration difficulty. Symptoms of PTSD are the result of chemical changes in the brain caused by an increase in autonomic drive. Other symptoms commonly reported by PTSD patients include abnormal laughing and crying, aggression, impulsivity, irritability, fatigue, anger, anxiety, loneliness, nausea, persistent headache, depression, and post-traumatic seizure, and suicide.
– Why Are We Different? –
Here at Revive, we offer a variety of healthcare options to encompass an integrated medical approach to ensure long-term success. Much of our Veteran population suffers from hormone deficiencies, radiation/chemical exposures, adrenal fatigue, as well as an array of other complicating factors at play into PTS and are often times overlooked. We offer both pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches to treating patients with pain syndromes, metabolic disorders, depression and anxiety disorders, neurological disorders, and hormone disregulation.
Many of our Veteran patients suffering from PTS have had undiagnosed TBI’s (traumatic brain injuries), so we see astonishing results by treating the neurological deficits, as well as the psychiatric and metabolic components to the disorder.


– Our Approach to PTSD –
Revive utilizes research-based diagnostics to evaluate function in specific areas of the brain. Looking at eye movements, motor function, sensory function, cranial nerves, cognitive function, balance, and gait allows us to better understand which areas have been affected by the PTSD and combat-related TBI. This allows us to develop a treatment plan that targets those regions and networks to make them stronger and more efficient, reducing PTS symptoms drastically.
We offer a unique process that is built to maximize results in a condensed period of time. To reach your personal healthcare goals, it is imperative that your physicians and care providers know your individual story and desires. Your individual goals are the focal point of the comprehensive treatment plan which is based off your exam, diagnostics, and lab results.
Beyond the neurological system, there are many factors that can impact the presentation of PTSD: the immune system, diet, sleep, mindset and stress (to list a few). By integrating knowledge of the brain and influence of these factors, we are able to be very specific with targeted therapies which create lasting neurological changes.
Your treatment plan is designed specifically for you and your brain’s needs. This plan is executed over 10 days. Patients see measurable improvement during their time in our office and continue to make gains once they leave. To help ensure success on your journey of healing, we create and define a plan for you when you go home. This plan may include sourcing a local specialist for a safe and effective continuum of care. Our goal is to see each patient continue to build upon the initial results they achieved in our office.
Revive's Treatment Options for PTSD
Revive Neurological Suite
Diagnostics
– Videonystagmography (VNG) Assessment
– Psychiatric / Neurocognitive Assessment
Neurological Rehabilitation Treatments
– Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
– Electrical Stimulation (ReBuilder, SSEP)
– Vestibular Therapy (GyroStim)
– Cold Laser Therapy (Low Level Laser Therapy – LLLT)
– Sensory Motor Integration (SMI)
– Meditation / Breathing Coaching
– Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
Post-Care
– Specialized Supplement Package
– At-Home Exercise Videos (via Revive Post-Care Mobile App)
– Dietary Plan
– Follow-Up Phone Calls, Video Call, Coaching
Add-On: Revive Infusion Suite
Add-On: Regenerative Cell Therapy
Research on our Treatments
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- Enhancing memory performance with rTMS in healthy subjects and individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: the role of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
- Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Post-stroke and Neurodegenerative Aphasia: Parallels, Differences, and Lessons Learned
- The treatment of fatigue by non-invasive brain stimulation.Role of the Human Medial Frontal Cortex in Task Switching: A Combined fMRI and TMS Study
- Transient Storage of a Tactile Memory Trace in Primary Somatosensory Cortex
- Effects of Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Gamma Frequency Oscillations and Event-Related Potentials During Processing of Illusory Figures in Autism
- Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Affects Event-Related Potential Measures of Novelty Processing in Autism
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation provides means to assess cortical plasticity and excitability in humans with fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder
- Adults with cerebral palsy: a workshop to define the challenges of treating and preventing secondary musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications in this rapidly growing population
- rTMS: Updates in the Treatment of Spasticity Associated With Cerebral Palsy
- Interhemispheric Balance in Parkinson’s Disease: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study
- Cognitive Training and Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-analysis
- Effectiveness of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with depression and Parkinson’s disease: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled clinical trials
- Using non-invasive transcranial stimulation to improve motor and cognitive function in Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Follow up study: The influence of rTMS with high and low frequency stimulation on motor and executive function in Parkinson’s disease.
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with cognitive training for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
- Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Cognitive Training: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as an Alternative Therapy for Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis
- Effects of noninvasive brain stimulation on cognitive function in healthy aging and Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Modulation of a brain-behavior relationship in verbal working memory by rTMS
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the medical use of oxygen in a pressurized environment, at a level higher than 1 atmosphere absolute (ATA). Increased pressure allows for oxygen to dissolve and saturate the blood plasma (independent of hemoglobin/red blood cells), which yields a broad variety of positive physiological, biochemical and cellular effects. This noninvasive therapy is the most trusted way to increase oxygen levels to all organs of the body. The typical treatment lasts for 60-90 minutes, during which the patient lies down and breathes normally. HBOT has been demonstrated in several clinical studies to enhance the body’s innate ability to repair and regenerate. It is used as an adjunct therapy to complement and enhance the healing process in both chronic and acute conditions.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has been shown to increase oxygen saturation to tissues and increase the amount of stem cell production and circulation. This allows for the greatest potential for healing in the brain.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for brain injury, cerebral palsy, and stroke.
- Hyperbaric oxygen – its mechanisms and efficacy
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may improve symptoms in autistic children
- Randomized trial of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children with autism
- Study the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Egyptian autistic children: A clinical trial
- Neuroprotective effect of combined therapy with hyperbaric oxygen and madopar on 6-hydroxydopamine-induced Parkinson’s disease in rats
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Pretreatment Improves Cognition and Reduces Hippocampal Damage Via p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in a Rat Model
- Hyperbaric Oxygen and Ginkgo Biloba Extract Ameliorate Cognitive and Memory Impairment via Nuclear Factor Kappa-B Pathway in Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for multiple sclerosis.
- Regional gray matter atrophy and neuropsychologcal problems in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
We utilize Electrical Stimulation (E-stim) in many different waveforms to increase strength, increase self-awareness, decrease spasticity, and active brainstem neurons.
AL-TENS/SSEP
AL-TENS is a form of hyperstimulation described by Sjölund and colleagues in the 1970s. The intention of AL-TENS is to stimulate small diameter, high threshold peripheral afferents (A-delta) in order to activate extrasegmental descending pain inhibitory pathways. Non-painful muscle twitches occur during stimulation causing activity in small diameter muscle afferents. Electrodes are positioned over myotomes, trigger points, and acupuncture points. The term AL-TENS is used loosely in literature making the synthesis of research findings difficult.
ReBuilder
In effect, the ReBuilder acts like a pacemaker works for your heart’s electrical signals. If the pacemaker does not send exactly the right signal, then the four chambers of the heart may not pump in the right order and if the signal is too fast or too slow, the heart stops. So, too, the ReBuilder’s precisely controlled waveform coaxes your nerves to transmit their signals in the proper order. Although designated as a TENS relative to the FDA’s regulations, the ReBuilder’s signals are vastly more controlled and precise.
The ReBuilder is typically used on patients as a neurological intervention to help with cortical remapping. If the brain is unsure of where the feet are in space after a stroke or other biomechanical event, the ReBuilder can help strengthen those signaling pathways. Additionally, vagal stimulation or gait protocols may be used for similar reasons.
- Clinical Use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Children With Cerebral Palsy, Part 1: Lower Extremity
- THE USE OF THERAPEUTIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN THE TREATMENT OF HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY
- Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation during Gait in Children with Cerebral Palsy
- Action mechanisms of transcranial direct current stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.
- Temporal cortex direct current stimulation enhances performance on a visual recognition memory task in Alzheimer disease.
- Non-invasive neuromodulation to improve gait in chronic multiple sclerosis: a randomized double blind controlled pilot trial
- Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS): a new neuromodulation tool in healthy humans?
- Working memory improvement with non-invasive brain stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Effects of functional electrical stimulation on gait in people with multiple sclerosis – A systematic review.
- Management of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis using functional electrical stimulation and exercise.
- Effects of functional electrical stimulation on gait in people with multiple sclerosis – A systematic review.
- A Multimodal, Nonpharmacologic Intervention Improves Mood and Cognitive Function in People with Multiple Sclerosis.
- The effects of vagus nerve stimulation therapy in patients with intractable seizures and either Landau–Kleffner syndrome or autism
- Transcranial infrared laser stimulation produces beneficial cognitive and emotional effects in humans
- Treating cognitive impairment with transcranial low-level laser therapy
- Cognitive enhancement by transcranial laser stimulation and acute aerobic exercise
- Role of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Neurorehabilitation
Vestibular/Rotational Therapy is a very powerful tool in the world of neurological rehabilitation. When we look at brain development we see that movement drive brain growth and one of the most important areas for sensing movement is the vestibular system. When we utilize rotational therapy to active the vestibular system we see an increase in activating in several cortical regions. Our multi-axis rotational device (GyroStim) utilizes the otolithic and vestibular system to stimulate and strengthen projections throughout the brain. By utilizing a controlled directional spin in our multi-axis rotational device, we can activate specific regions of the brain in order to affect a variety of different disorders.
At lower levels of motion intensity, the multi-axis rotational device is used by those recovering from physical and cognitive dysfunction as a result of a concussion, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, autism, aging, and other conditions. At higher levels of intensity, GyroStim is used by active individuals, athletes, and others with fast-paced, demanding, high-stress lifestyles to maintain and enhance peak performance.
- Functional brain imaging of peripheral and central vestibular disorders
- Studies of caloric vestibular stimulation: implications for the cognitive neurosciences, the clinical neurosciences, andneurophilosophy
- Effects of vestibular and cerebellar deficits on gaze and torso stability during ambulation
- Vestibular stimulation influence on motor development in infants
- Effects of vestibular stimulation on motor development and stereotyped behavior of developmentally delayed children
- Effects of Vestibular Stimulation on Motor Development of Cerebral-palsied Children
- The influence of rotational exercises on freezing in Parkinson’s disease
- Gaze and viewing angle influence visual stabilization of upright posture.
- Vestibular stimulation influence on motor development in infants
What Our PTSD Patients Are Saying
“The doctors and staff at Revive are knowledgeable, capable, and willing to go the extra mile to ensure that you are both comfortable and informed. As a veteran, I’ve been run through the ringer on receiving any kind of medical treatment that actually helps. I’m used to being treated by people who seem like they couldn’t care less if I showed signs of improvement or not. It was almost shocking to be surrounded by people who genuinely cared about my well being, and were motivated to find the best practice to foster results.
I’ve been in and out of treatment facilities since my original diagnosis which included TBI/PTSD/Nerve damage through out my body, with the most prominent issue being total loss of sensation in my left hand. Nearly 8 years of doctors telling me I’m essentially a lost cause and simply feeding me prescriptions to try to mask the issue versus heal what was damaged.
After merely 2 weeks of treatment at Revive, I had improved motor functions, improved memory, improved overall mood, my anxiety was lessened 10 fold, even my speaking and communication skills showed leaps and bounds of improvement. To say I am grateful for this team would be a gross understatement. What they are building in their practice is nothing short of astonishing.
I hope that more veteran programs will see the benefits (more like miracles) that they’re providing and send more of my fellow brothers and sisters to receive the healing that they so deserve. There’s a lot to be said for treatment that is administered with love… you definitely feel the love at Revive, and I think that makes all the difference in the world.”
– Samantha B. (US Navy Veteran)
“I wasn’t too sure when I walked in the door for the first time, but after my time at Revive I noticed a difference in my life. The therapy was explained in detail before during and after. It gives you more comfort knowing what is going on at all times during the treatment. The staff was great, they brought out my personality that had been masked by PTSD and TBI from Iraq. Take It from a former negative and critical Veteran, this place is worth your time and money.”
– Codi S. (US Veteran)
“This treatment is part of the solution that we need to reacclimate to the world and stopping veteran suicide. The treatment can get the brain, which controls your body, going again. You don’t feel high or low, you just freaking feel normal for once. I wish I could do it more as it requires, but the more we as soldiers bark about getting this treatment, the more we can make the solution a reality.”
– Mychol R. (US Veteran)