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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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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’.  

Eventually, it was clear that use of the term he coined was no longer simply the property of iSTOP and Dr. Gunn.  We made the decision to change IMS to Gunn IMS back when courses were taught at iSTOP.  Today, in the new UBC location, we still use this term.  When you are referring to the collective theories, assessment and treatment that you learn here it is appropriate to use ‘Gunn IMS’.  Upon completion of our course you will be certified in Gunn IMS.  We advise you to use the credentials ‘CGIMS’ when listing your professional title on websites and business cards.
The CGIMS designation does not distinguish between those who did their training through the UBC Faculty of Medicine and those that did their training through iSTOP.

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