Anxiety Support

Common Challenges With Anxiety

• Persistent worry or racing thoughts
• Difficulty relaxing or feeling "on edge"
• Sleep disturbances
• Physical tension, restlessness, or a racing heartbeat
• Difficulty concentrating
• Feeling overwhelmed by everyday situations

How MST™ Works With the Brain

MST™ helps the brain learn or relearn multi-sensory filtering. It simultaneously engages prescribed frequencies of colored light, vestibular (motion) stimulation, auditory stimulation, and somatosensory input, processed together at the brainstem and subcortical level. These lower-brain circuits are closely tied to the autonomic nervous system — the system that governs the body's shift between a stress ("fight-or-flight") state and a calm, regulated state. Independent descriptions of MST™ describe it as working, in part, through direct action on the autonomic nervous system, which is part of why it is explored as a complementary option for anxiety and general stress regulation.

The typical program is a 12-day in-office intensive (two 30-minute sessions per day), followed by an 18-day at-home continuation. Most people notice early changes before the program is complete, though the full effect is typically not apparent until around 90 days.

MST™ is not a stand-alone intervention. It is intended as an adjunct to a person’s overall care, and it is designed to provide a foundation for higher-level interventions (such as classroom instruction, speech, cognitive or occupational therapy, and tutoring) that presume a solid base of sensory processing. It works from the bottom up, at the subcortical level, on how the brain takes in input rather than on the output a person is asked to produce. These statements have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.