Event Details:
- Start: 24 October 2019 5:30 PM
- End: 24 October 2019 7:30 PM
- Venue: Centre for Brain Health, Rudy North Lecture Theatre (LL 101)
2019 Annual UBC Chan Gunn Lecture: Practical Application of Gunn IMS to Clinical Challenges
Each year, distinguished scholars/clinicians are invited to speak at the UBC-Chan Gunn Annual Lecture about issues related to IMS and neuropathic pain. This lecture is held in honour of Dr. Chan Gunn and his generous contribution
Speakers:
- Cory Choma: Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) Clinical Specialist in Pain Science and Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) senior instructor. He is a contributing author in the text ‘Trigger Point Dry Needling: An Evidenced and Clinical-Based Approach”. Clinically, he has worked with players from the Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton Eskimos and Olympic bobsleigh athletes.
- Lorrie Maffey: CPA Clinical Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Gunn IMS senior instructor. She is a physiotherapy mentor, educator and chief examiner for the CPA Orthopaedic Division. Her clinical work includes consulting for the Canadian Sport Center Calgary.
- Susan Massitti: CPA Clinical Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Gunn IMS senior instructor. She competed as an athlete at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics in long track speed skating and has worked at numerous international sporting events as a physical therapist with various sports, including six summer and Winter Olympics.This presentation will describe the application of Dr Gunn’s model of myofascial pain of neuropathic origin using Gunn IMS to treat actual challenging clinical cases. The audience will be given a forum-style opportunity to ask questions related to the model and its clinical application.