In early 2017, our founders decided they could no longer ignore the profound transformational benefits of combined medical and holistic therapies, which allowed a revitalized life for our East Tennessee community. Though the clinic may have formed in 2017, the vision for Revitalist – a comprehensive environment to best advocate consistency of care – has been with Katie Walker since the very beginning. Our wellness center empowers individuals toward an improved quality of life and wellbeing through comprehensive and compassionate care. The vision for our practice has become a gold standard that brings you the caring and supportive transformation you deserve.
At Revitalist, our board-certified nurse anesthesiologists have joined forces with masters and doctorate level prepared therapists to provide a comprehensive environment for you and your conditions.
We have dedicated our lives to providing evidence-based, compassionate care, and work in collaboration with your existing health care team to provide you the best support possible. The future of healing and hope is now.
What is ketamine and how can it help?
Ketamine is a well-researched, dissociative anesthetic that was approved by the FDA in 1970. Since then, Ketamine has been used extensively for pediatric and adult treatment in surgery, emergency departments, ambulances, trauma medicine, and war zones. It is a commonly used medication in veterinary medicine. The World Health Organization lists Ketamine as one of the most essential medications due to its therapeutic effects and wide margin of safety.
Over the last decade, Yale University and the National Institutes of Health identified additional benefits of Ketamine in treatment of mood disorders and chronic pain. The use of Ketamine for depression has been named “the biggest discovery in mental health in decades.”
Mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are rampant in today’s world. They affect people from all walks of life, no matter their background or age. According to the World Health Organization, 300 million people around the world have depression, including 16.2 million adults in the United States. Nearly 50% of all people diagnosed with depression are also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. The reality is we are either watching our loved ones suffer or are experiencing the debilitating effects ourselves.
There are many treatments for mood disorders including psychotherapy, pharmacological agents and helpful techniques such as EDMR, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). However, many people find that one or more of these options are not providing lasting relief. In fact, a study in 2008 has found that most antidepressant drugs work no better than that of a placebo. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2253608
Thankfully, in the year 2000, Yale University research studies started showing positive results for treatment using low-dose ketamine infusions. Ketamine is an FDA-approved medication for anesthesia that is used every day in hospitals and emergency rooms around the world. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has placed ketamine on its list of Essential Medicines and is arguably one of the most widely used medicines in the world for sedation and pain relief.
Since the year 2000, low-dose ketamine infusion therapy has been providing more scientific research and relief for those suffering from symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and pain syndromes. How does this physiologically happen? There are still many studies being conducted that are attempting to understand this further. We currently believe that ketamine plays a role in the NMDA receptor blocking pattern, increasing a level of glutamate between neuronal synpases. This, in turn, creates an environment where more optimal and healthy pathways are formed and strengthened that were not able to before as a direct result of the chronic psychological or pain condition. Neurogenesis results. Ketamine infusion therapy allows for a reset of your brain and neuronal connections, effectively lifting you or your loved one out of the chronic state of despair. Some people who have lived their entire lives in a state of depression, anxiousness, fear, or pain are finding relief and are truly living life again in a profound and meaningful way.
If you or your loved one are suffering and conventional treatments have not worked, low-dose ketamine infusion therapy may provide the relief you are seeking.