Fireside Chat - using Gunn IMS with Olympic Athletes
Fireside Chat - using Gunn IMS with Olympic Athletes
1 hour
Overview
Five UBC Gunn IMS senior instructors group discuss their experience using Gunn IMS with Olympic and other elite athletes - Cory Choma, Lorrie Maffey, Susan Massitti and Dave Zelibka, moderated by Lyndal Solomons (Program Director).
Advanced clinical reasoning and application of Gunn IMS dry needling in the clinical setting with a patient population of Olympic or other elite athletes. The combined teaching and clinical experience of this group of renowned clinicians and educators all speaking in one session gives insight into assessment and clinical application that undoubtedly has the power to enhance patient outcomes not only for Gunn IMS-certified clinicians but all clinicians who use other forms of acupuncture/dry needling as a treatment approach.
Speaker: Lyndal Solomons
Lyndal Solomons is a UBC Gunn IMS clinician, senior instructor and the UBC Gunn IMS program director.
The instructors
The Acupuncture Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association supports physiotherapists and physiotherapist assistants in advancing the use of acupuncture as an established core competency in physiotherapy clinical practice.
Vision
To promote acupuncture and encourage an actively engaged membership who are committed to lifelong learning and excellence in practice in order to promote health and well-being among their patients.
Mission
To provide leadership and direction to physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants who are members of the Acupuncture Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association in advancing the utilization of acupuncture in clinical practice by promoting excellence in direct care, education and research.
