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Beyond Trigger Point Dry Needling
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Setting the Standard in Safety and Effectiveness Since 1994
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Gunn IMS is a whole-body approach for the diagnosis and treatment of persistent myofascial pain syndromes including muscle, nerve, joint, tendon, bursal, fascial and biomechanical problems. The approach, using intramuscular dry needling, is based on the neuropathic dysfunction model developed by Dr C. Chan Gunn. This model looks at the whole body, not just isolated areas of pain, and considers dysfunction in the nervous system as the cause of persistent myofascial dysfunction and pain.
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Dr. C Chan Gunn - founder of the Gunn IMS model and treatment approach
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The Chan Gunn Pavilion on UBC Vancouver campus
The Gunn IMS teaching program has run continuously since 1994. Since 2011, the program has been part of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine and is now located in the Chan Gunn Pavilion on the UBC Vancouver campus. Our world class instructors train only highly experienced physiotherapists and medical doctors. 
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Vancouver Course

4/30/2019

 
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We'd like to thank all those that attended our course in Vancouver last weekend. Look forward to seeing you all again in a few months to complete your training!

New research to be presented at the Orthopaedic Symposium in Toronto

4/19/2019

 
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Lyndal Solomons and Lorrie Maffey, two of our senior instructors, will be presenting at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association's National Orthopaedic Symposium on June 9th. The presentation will include a general discussion about the Gunn IMS model as well as Lyndal's research regarding the use of Gunn IMS in the management of Achilles tendinopathy. 

Management of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy with exercise and intramuscular dry needling
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Rehabilitative exercise remains the gold standard for conservative management of mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (MPAT) but is ineffective in up to 44%. Intramuscular dry needling (IMDN) is being used increasingly often in the management of MSK conditions, including MPAT. A randomised controlled trial comparing exercise plus IMDN based on the Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) model with exercise and sham IMDN for MPAT showed: additional gains in Global Rating of Change at 12 weeks and 12 months for the IMDN group; and a gradual increase in gastrocnemius/soleus length over 12 months in the IMDN group, but a decrease in the sham IMDN group. 
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