Gunn IMS Certification Program
Toronto 2024

Part 1A: continuous

Part 1B: Sep 21-22

Part 2: Nov 16-17

​University-Accredited Dry Needling Training
Setting the Standard for Safety and Effectiveness Since 1994

Full certification in Toronto ​
​No out-of-province travel required!

REGISTER BY MONDAY September 2, 2024 - apply here

Part 1A (online) must be completed within 12 months for certification to be awarded

Look beyond trigger point dry needling to address the cause of persistent musculoskeletal pain!

Are you frustrated treating patients  who flare up or get worse regardless what approach you provide?
Do you have patients  who don't respond  "as they should" to exercise or manual therapy?
Are you interested in learning a unique  approach that can help your patients reduce pain and return to function?

Our 3-part course will teach you:

• How to understand and identify  underlying nervous system dysfunction
• How dry needling   can positively alter nervous system sensitization 
• To look beyond  local tissues when treating orthopaedic conditions​​​

You will gain these skills:

• ​​A thorough and cohesive assessment method to  guide your treatment
• Safe and effective dry needling techniques to  treat 110 different muscles
• The  rationale to choose  appropriate  dry needling "dosage" to optimally alter neuropathic dysfunction​

What is Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (Gunn IMS)?

Dr. Chan Gunn was a visionary in understanding how alterations in the nervous system can lead to complex musculoskeletal dysfunction. He demonstrated that intramuscular dry needling can beneficially effect the sensitivity of the nervous system and improve treatment outcomes for musculoskeletal pain syndromes.   Through decades of refinement, his rationale and treatment techniques are used today by thousands of medical doctors and physiotherapists with remarkable success.

Gunn IMS offers treatment and rehabilitation solutions for patients with   persistent musculoskeletal pain conditions. You will learn to recognise and treat both the myofascial and neural ("wiring") component of the musculoskeletal problems you face in your every day practice. Our comprehensive training prioritizes  patient safety in all dry needling techniques, while maintaining maximum effectiveness.   The program also provides a thorough evidence-informed assessment and treatment rationale  for effectively integrating dry needling into your practice.

The   Gunn IMS program sits within UBC's Division of Sport and Exercise Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine.  The theory and practical components provided on this course will help therapists successfully treat clients that frustrate and mystify with other management approaches.

Course Format

Gunn IMS training consists of three parts:

1. Part 1A -  self-paced and completed online (continous    enrolment - must    be completed for certification to be awarded);   includes lecture material, demonstration of assessment techniques, and assessment components (anatomy exam, theory exam and case presentation)
2. Part 1B - two in-person practical training days  (September  21-22, 2024)
3. Part 2 -  two further in-person practical training days   (November 16-17, 2024)

On successful completion of all parts of the program, participants will be awarded certification in UBC Gunn IMS by the UBC Faculty of Medicine.

Course Content

The course will  cover education regarding Dr Gunn’s neuropathic model of myofascial pain syndromes, the effects of dry needling, and contraindications and safety considerations for dry needling including avoiding serious complications. You will learn how to conduct and interpret an assessment based on the neuropathic model to determine the cause of myofascial pain syndromes, which can then be used to devise a treatment plan using the Gunn IMS model. You will also learn to safely and effectively dry needle muscles of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; shoulder and pelvic girdles; upper and lower limbs as well as muscles surrounding the TMJ. As the course progresses you will improve your clinical reasoning related to the application of the neuropathic model of treatment.

Prerequisites

Included with your course tuition you will receive:

• Online training in assessment and clinical reasoning
• 4 days   of in-person  training
• Instruction by  expert dry needling practitioners with combined experience teaching thousands of students
• Low student-to-instructor ratios to ensure every student receives  thorough instruction and supervision
• Detailed illustrated  course manual that   thoroughly outlines all treatment techniques taught on the course
• Base Level access to our   Members Website   on certification

Location: 
York University
​Glendon Athletic Club
Glendon Campus, Proctor Field House,
2275 Bayview Ave, North York, ON M4N 1J8

​Dates:
Part 1A - online and self-paced (continuous enrolment)
Part 1B - in-person training   September 21-22, 2024
Part 2 - in-person training   November 16-17, 2024

​Cost:
Part 1A - CAD$1125, Part 1B - CAD$1250, Part 2 - CAD$1250

Reserve your spot now!

Reservations will be given 7 days to submit their required documents with no obligation should you change your mind.

Complete Certification Course Details

In order to assure your success in the program there are several prerequisites required to attend. Please review our prerequisites in detail here.

Interested in completing our training at another location?
​Fall 2024 Training Calendar
(Part 1A access is ongoing, all locations)

Location	Part 1B	Part 2
Saskatoon, SK	September 7-8, 2024	October 26-27, 2024
Halifax, NS	September 14-15, 2024	November 2-3, 2024
Toronto, ON	September 21-22, 2024	November 16-17, 2024
Edmonton, AB	October 5-6, 2024	November 23-24, 2024
​Vancouver (UBC), BC	​October 19-20, 2024	Nov 30 - Dec 1, 2024