Clinical TMS Society (CTMSS) 2026 Pain Academy

Clinical TMS Society (CTMSS) 2026 Pain Academy is organized by Clinical TMS Society (CTMSS) and will be held on Oct 15, 2026 at San Diego, California, United States of America.

Description:
The PAIN Academy is CTMSS’s newly developed training program tailored to providers interested in utilizing TMS for pain disorders. Attendees in this track will participate in the following lecture series.

• Introduction to the history of and basic scientific principles underlying TMS;
• Review of Pain Pathophysiology, Classification, and Assessment as it relates to TMS as a therapeutic modality for treating Pain Disorders.
• Review of Foundational and Pivotal trials for Utilization of TMS as a therapeutic modality for Pain
• Overview of TMS Technology including Neuronavigation principles
• Overview of Outcome Evidence and current evidence-based protocols for TMS for chronic neuropathic pain, acute pain, fibromyalgia, headache/migraine, CRPS, Cancer Pain and peripheral Magnetic Stimulation
• Practical clinical treatment considerations for pain clinics and case discussions
• Hands-on training: motor threshold determination, methods for identifying stimulation targets, coil placement for treatment sessions, principles of neuronavigation; TMS device system features, safety considerations; 
• An interactive Q&A Panel with Pain Academy faculty.