Full course description
Outline:
The Gunn IMS approach is a total system for the diagnosis and treatment of persistent myofascial pain syndromes (including muscle, joint, tendon, bursal, fascial, neural and biomechanical problems); using intramuscular dry needling and related postural and rehabilitative concepts. It considers these problems as stemming from segmental nervous system dysfunction rather than simply local muscle trigger points. The model was developed by Dr C. Chan Gunn and described in his book “The Gunn Approach to the Treatment of Chronic Pain”.
Dr Gunn has endowed UBC with the responsibility for the ongoing teaching of the Gunn IMS model of treatment – a program that has run continuously since 1994. Since 2011, the Gunn IMS Program has been part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine and is now located in the Chan Gunn Pavilion on the UBC Vancouver campus.
All course proceeds are used to support program development and research in Gunn IMS.
Application of the model requires an advanced level of clinical reasoning and pattern recognition, mature clinical judgement, extensive anatomical knowledge and precise palpation skills, and students applying must meet certain prerequisites.
Certification Format:
Part 1 - self-paced and completed online (continuous 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). Allow for 25 hours of online learning and case study preparation and 2 hours of exams and 6 hours of individual/group case study feedback tutorials. Approximately 32 hours of optional additional learning is provided (online and supplementary reading material).
Part 2 - two in-person practical training days (see dates below). Each day is 8 hours of in-person learning (16 hours total). Allow for an additional 8 hours of online learning in preparation for your in-person days.
Part 3 - two further in-person practical training days (see dates below). Each day is 8 hours of in-person learning (16 hours total). Allow for an additional 1 hour of online learning in preparation for your in-person days.
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 participants will practice assessment and treatment techniques (including intramuscular dry needling) on each other. Instructors may also demonstrate assessment and treatment techniques on participants.