The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain

iSTOP's role is transitioning to

UBC Gunn IMS Program – Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia

https://www.gunnims.com/


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Related Links Directory

Master lists and top level directories which may prove useful for cross referencing worldwide.

Searchable public resources to find specialists, health care professionals and specialists-in-training.
Colleges and associations, governing authorities per international zone.


INTERNATIONAL


WHO - World Health Organization




Injection Safety & Policy Campaign

WHO best practices for injections and related procedures TOOLKIT 

Radiopaedia


Radiopaedia.org is a free educational radiology resource with one of the web's largest collections of radiology cases and reference articles.



Medical abbreviations and acronyms

STANFORD MEDICINE
Patient Education Research Center 


*** significant resource - self management programs ***



Self Management Programs Canada

Self Management Resource Centre

Canary Health
Institute for Chronic Pain (ICP)


What is Chronic Pain?
  • Chronic Pain Syndrome
  • Central Sensitization
  • Neuromatrix of Pain


International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)


Other Organizations Dedicated to Pain Research, Management, and Relief


Pain Terminology





CANADA


Canadian Physiotherapy Association


Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada


French Canadian Health Directory - La Douleur Chronique

Répertoire Canadien Français de Santé

See all - santecheznous.com - Sitemap


English Canadian Directory - Chronic Pain

English Répertoire Canadien de la Santé

See all - medbroadcast.com - Sitemap


Body and Health - Canada.com - Chronic Pain

Sitemap


Relocate Canada - Health Care Services


National Search Physio Can Help


Find IMS Treatment Provider "Last Minute"
(cross check iSTOP and/or UBC Gunn IMS Directory to confirm CGIMS Certification) 
Search Engine for Physiotherapist, Chiropractic, Massage Therapy, Braces & Support Devices

Support for Clinic Owners (free "Buy & Sell" clinic valuation)

 Pain Hero


Pain Made Easy
Practitioner Support Certification Course

A simple and effective plan to help your challenging patients!
The Pain Made Easy Certification Course consists of 10 easy-to-follow worksheets that guide you and your client through the recovery process. The course will provide a client-based communication template that improves client communication and retention. Using common language and visual aides, Pain Made Easy translates your complex advice into easily digestible concepts.

Cory Choma, PT

iSTOP Member Profile


Website & Free Sample Introduction

Pain Made Easy



Alberta


Physiotherapy Alberta - College + Association

Use Needles in Practice - Sorted Shortlist - Directory


Arthur Prochazka's Lab - Patient & Student Education - University of Alberta
Interactive presentation, model of nerve receptors, muscle spindles & golgi tendon organs, online website and downloadable files.



British Columbia


College of Physical Therapist of British Columbia


Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia

Certified Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation practitioner (CGMIS) - see dropdown under heading Additional Qualifications
Intramuscular stimulation (IMS) - see dropdown under heading Areas of Practice

Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia


College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia - CTCMA 


Best Practice Guidelines For Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization of Critical and Semi-critical Medical Devices
BC Health Authorities


BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre

Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain


University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine - Departments


Family Practice - Sports Medicine Centre

Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre - Services - Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)

UBC Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation, Research and Course Instruction - UBC GUNN IMS


Physiotherapy Clinical Site Profiles - UBC Affiliates - Clinical Site Profiles Database


CHANGEpain Contemporary Pain Care - Intramuscular Stimulation

ChangePain Inter-Disciplinary Pain Clinic in Vancouver, BC is a multi-disciplinary pain care clinic offering IMS.

Intramuscular Stimulation treatments are displayed under Non-MSP Medical Services.
CpC Services


Dr. Allan Lam is an MD who provides both IMS & TrP treatments.
Dr Lam has published research articles with Dr. Gunn and helped with translation of the “Red Book” into Chinese.

Dr. Lam's CpC profile


Dr. Brenda Lau
Pain Specialist and Anesthesiologist provides IMS and is Founder & Medical Director at the Change Pain Clinic, Vancouver BC
Offering patient education via online workshops, covered my MSP.

Dr. Lau's CpC profile

MSP (MSC) Medical Services Plan Payment Schedule


Trevor Campbell MD
Consultant Author Podcasts

Chronic Pain Navigator -

Bio-Psycho-Social approach guides you beyond the "chronic" when you ARE achieving success but may not know how to acknowledge it


LinkedIN


Dr. Campbell's Website


Manitoba




Newfoundland and Labrador




New Brunswick




Northwest Territories



Nova Scotia



Nunavut




Ontario



The College of Physiotherapists of Ontario


Cathryn Morgan - Primary Specialist

Information links and book related to children, pain, and pain management - Links

Chronic Pain Management – Why you need a multidisciplinary team of health professionals - Blog


Prince Edward Island

PEI Physiotherapy Association - coming soon


Quebec

Professional Order of Physiotherapy of Quebec - OPPQ - ENGLISH
Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec - FRANCAIS




Saskatchewan

Recognized Educational Programs

Saskatchewan College of Physiotherapists - Dry Needling



Yukon

Physiotherapy Association of Yukon - see subheading Private Practice



AUSTRALIA        

New South Wales Government Health

Hunter New England Local Health District

  • Understanding pain and what to do about it
  • Stopping Opioids
  • Choose towards an evidence based approach
HNE Health - website
        Brainman - Understanding Pain in Less than 5 Minutes YouTube
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 ISRAEL      

Gunn IMS Intramuscular Stimulation

CGIMS Instructor & iSTOP Member - John Kent, MD


ISMM The Israeli Society of Musculoskeletal Medicine


האגודה הישראלית לרפואת שלד


Dr. John Kent



Rambam Medical Center

Pathophysiology (Gunn Model) - Theory of Myofascial Pain Lecture

JAPAN  
  Gunn IMS - IMS treatment (kind of trigger point therapy) of Anesthesiology Pain Clinic

Tokyo, Japan

The Jikei University Hospital Anesthesiology Pain Clinic
http://www.jikei.ac.jp.e.jd.hp.transer.com/hospital/honin/news/20160107_IMS.html

Masaki Kitahara
http://www.jikei.ac.jp/hospital/honin/sinryo/29.html

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NETHERLANDS        Substantive website about dry needling
Inhoudelijke website mbt dry needling (Dutch)
Backlink

Frank Timmermans - Instructor
Dry Needling Course in the Netherlands & Penticton, BC Canada
http://www.dryneedling.nl/

Dry Needling Cerified Practitioners - Directory
http://www.dryneedling.nl/pages/fysiotherapeuten.php

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PERU   Lima   Clinica Anglo Americana
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Tomás Saneo Nakazato Nakamine
Clinic & Practitioner Contact
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UNITED KINGDOM

  England   
Pelvic Partnership
Providing Support and Information about Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)
Charity Registered in England: 1100373

Alternatives to medication

http://www.pelvicpartnership.org.uk/pain-in-pgp/alternatives-to-medication

    London   British Medical Acupuncture Society
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

BMAS
http://www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   CA  

Instant Info about Conditions, Therapies, Exercises,
and Doctors who Treat Back Pain

#1 Back Pain
http://www.1backpain.com/
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STANFORD MEDICINE
Patient Education Research Center

http://med.stanford.edu/patienteducation/


United States

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/organ/painsites.html


Australia

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/organ/painsiteaustralia.html


Canada

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/organ/painsitecanada.html


New Zealand

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/organ/painsiteNewzealand.html


South Africa

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/organ/painsiteSouthAfrica.html


United Kingdom

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/organ/painsiteuk.html



PUBLICATIONS

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/materials/


Organizations Licensed to Offer the
Chronic Pain Self-Management Program

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/organ/painsites.html


    CA  
Health World Net - Where in health am I?

Conditions > Pain
http://healthworldnet.com/link-directory/top-4-more/pain/
    CA   American Chronic Pain Association

Patient Toolbox: Infographic, interactive, visual aide, printable material to foster effective communication between patient and practitioner

Tracking Tools

  IL  
Spine-health - Trusted Information for Back Pain

Arthritis-health - Trusted Information for Arthritis


Sports-health - Trusted Information for Sports Injuries


Osteoporosis-health- Trusted Information for Osteoporosis


http://www.spine-health.com/

http://www.arthritis-health.com/

http://www.sports-health.com/

http://www.osteoporosis-health.com/
    MD  
National Center for Biotechnology Information
U.S. National Library of Medicine

PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

    MI   Start Sleeping
DR. R.J. Burr Plymouth, Michigan

Best Sleeping Positions to Reduce Lower Back Pain

    NJ  


The Nursefriendly 

National Nursing A To Z

Consumer Health Directories

Pain, Painful Conditions, Pain Management, Pain Relief Resources
Pain Research

http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursinglinks/directpatientcare/pain/links/painresearch.html

    NV   Las Vegas Spine & Pain Center
http://www.lvpainclinic.com/


  WA  

Gunn IMS Intramuscular Treatment
UW, Seattle Washington

CGIMS Course Instructor - Heather Tick, MD



University of Washington - Gunn IMS
http://www.uwmedicine.org/health-library/pages/gunn-ims-intramuscular-treatment.aspx


  WA   LearnIMS - Spokane, Washington
CGIMS Instructor - Steven R. Goodman, MD

IMS Course Outline and Schedule
http://www.learnims.com/


     WA   St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute
Inland Northwest Health Services

Physiatry Practice Outpatient Services
IntraMuscular Stimulation (IMS)


IMS: Treatment for Arthritis Related Muscle Pain

Downloadable brochure


     WA  


Interventional Regenerative Orthopedic Medicine (iROM)

Institute
Michael N. Brown MD, DC
Bellevue, WA


Transitioning Dr. Silva


Orthopedic Medicine Management Including Gunn IMS
Download brochure, patient information



         
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iSTOP's role is transitioning to
UBC Gunn IMS Program – Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
For further information and inquiries please visit:
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Our gratitude goes out to all iSTOP legacy members and public donors since 1994.

Thanks to you Gunn intramuscular stimulation information resources are freely available to
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