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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 total  whole body  system for the diagnosis and treatment of persistent myofascial pain syndromes including muscle, joint, tendon, bursal, fascial, neural 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. ​The course is coordinated by UBC Faculty of Medicine's Continuing Professional Development Division.
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Burlington participants complete full certification.

7/22/2019

 
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Congrats to all that completed their training in Burlington this past weekend. We look forward to your additions to our practitioner community!

Join us at Orthopaedic Division Symposium

6/7/2019

 
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We are at the Orthopaedic Division Symposium in Toronto from June 7-9. Come on over and say hi! Lyndal and Lorrie will be presenting 9am on Sunday in the Toronto Ballroom.

Article in Physiotherapy Practice Magazine

5/27/2019

 
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Lyndal Solomons has contributed an article to the latest edition of the Physiotherapy Practice magazine published by the Canadian Physiotherapy Assosciation. CPA members can view the article here (requires login). Gunn IMS Members can view the article here.

Inaugural Ontario Full Certification Course Part 1

5/20/2019

 
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Congratulations on completing your part 1! Looking forward to seeing you back in Burlington for part 2 on July 26th.

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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Complete UBC Gunn IMS Certification Now Offered In Ontario!

3/4/2019

 
For the first time ever UBC will be offering the full Gunn IMS Certification Course in Ontario. No out of Province travel is required! 
UBC is pleased to offer Part 1 May 17-20 and Part 2 July 26-28 at Cardon Rehabilitation in Burlington, Ontario (just 35 minutes from downtown Toronto and 30 minutes from Pearson Airport).
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Congratulations New Grads!

2/27/2019

 
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The past two weeks have seen two new batches of students certified in UBC Gunn IMS. Congrats to all that successfully completed their training!

2019 Course Dates Updated

1/15/2019

 
Our course calendar for 2019 has now been updated. We will be running dry needling courses in British Columbia and Ontario. Check out our Course Listings.

Ontario Graduates Ready to Roll!

8/27/2018

 
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Last weekend our most recent batch of Ontario students completed their training at the Chan Gunn Pavillion on the UBC Campus in Vancouver. Over the past 5 years since the program has been transferred to the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine there have been over 400 physiotherapists and medical doctors trained in the theories and techniques innovated by Dr. Gunn.
We welcome our newest grads to our growing practitioner community! If you are looking for Gunn IMS trained practitioners please visit our practitioner directory.

Chan Gunn Pavillion has opened!

3/30/2018

 
A new home for neuropathy teaching and research
The Chan Gunn Pavilion at UBC officially opened on March 15th, 2018.  UBC President and Vice-Chancellor, Santa Ono, and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dermot Kelleher presided over the ceremony.
This new building is now the permanent home of UBC Gunn IMS dry needling certification courses, continuing education and research.

What does the title CGIMS mean?

3/6/2018

 
CGIMS is the designation for a doctor or physiotherapist who is certified in Gunn IMS
Dr. Gunn coined the term Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) in his early papers in the 1970’s.  His first dry needling courses were taught at the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain (iSTOP) and were simply called IMS.  With changing times some American jurisdictions started using Dr. Gunn’s term when referring to all dry needling.  Additionally, courses were popping up with components of their curriculum purporting to include ‘IMS’.  


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Update on latest dry needling research at UBC

2/14/2018

 
The benefits of Gunn IMS on achilles tendinopathy is currently being studied using the UBC Chan Gunn IMS Neuropathic Pain Research Fund.  
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Gunn Pavillion Now Open!

11/1/2017

 
The new Chan Gunn Pavilion is now open at the University of British Columbia and is the “home” of UBC Gunn IMS dry needling certification courses. Here ongoing research, teaching, and clinical practice take place in state-of-the-art facilities, at  one of the world’s leading universities.  This monumental achievement accomplishes one of Dr. Gunn’s most important goals for the neuropathy model. 
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