Ketamine Therapy and Holistic Healing
Ketamine Therapy for Total Wellness
What is Ketamine Therapy?
Ketamine is a well-researched medication initially developed for surgical anesthesia. Today, it’s repurposed as an innovative treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain. Scientifically, ketamine acts by increasing neuroplasticity, promoting the brain’s ability to form new neural pathways, particularly in areas responsible for mood and pain perception. This helps relieve symptoms much faster than traditional medications, often providing relief within hours or days.
Benefits of Ketamine Therapy
Rapid Relief:
Improvements are often seen within hours.
Long-Lasting Effects:
Benefits may persist long after the treatment course is completed.
Minimal Side Effects:
Generally well-tolerated with minimal short-term side effects.
Personalized Care:
Treatment plans are tailored to each individual’s unique condition and needs.
What to Expect During Treatment
Conditions Treated with Ketamine Therapy
1. Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Impact: Severe depression unresponsive to standard therapies can feel debilitating, making daily life a struggle.
- How Ketamine Helps: Ketamine targets the brain’s glutamate system, fostering rapid neuroplasticity and breaking persistent depressive cycles. Most patients notice improvements after just a few treatments.
2. Anxiety Disorders
- Impact: Chronic anxiety can lead to restlessness, worry, and a diminished quality of life.
- How Ketamine Helps: By altering how the brain processes fear and anxiety, ketamine helps recalibrate the brain’s responses, providing quick and lasting relief.
3. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Impact: PTSD can leave individuals trapped in a cycle of reliving traumatic events.
- How Ketamine Helps: Ketamine helps reduce the brain’s overactive response to trauma by enhancing neural pathways related to emotional regulation.
4. Chronic Pain
- Impact: Chronic pain disrupts life, making even simple tasks difficult and exhausting.
- How Ketamine Helps: Ketamine works as a powerful pain reliever by dampening pain signals and reducing inflammation in the brain and nervous system.
Why Choose Avid?
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About Dr. Veronica Jow
Dr. Jow is the founder and operator of Avid Sports Medicine. She created Avid as a space where patients could receive care for ALL aspects of movement-related injury under one roof.
Dr. Jow is a medical doctor who holds board certifications in Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine. While practicing sports medicine for the past 10 years in the Bay Area, she has taken care of the complete range of patients, from elite athletes, as the Associate Team Physician at UC Berkeley, to underserved patients, as a sports medicine specialist in Kaiser Richmond.
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About Iris Lowenberg
I hold a Bachelor of Science in biopsychology and went on to obtain a Masters of Science in Nursing and work as a Family Nurse Practitioner. I have been practicing in the capacity of a primary care provider since 2011. During this time I have witnessed the pendulum swing in regards to pain management, scarcity during then global pandemic, and an undeniable burgeoning mental health crisis.
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” Dr. Jow is one of the best doctors I’ve ever come across. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable, but she listens deeply and engages you. She treats you like you’re strong and capable and you feel like you’re in the recovery process together. She knows everything there is to know about medicine, but she respects that you know your sport and your body. And you feel that. “
