AN-IMS (Anatomical Intramuscular Stimulation)

1) Course summary

AN-IMS is an intensive course created for healthcare practitioners who have not taken any needling courses previously or are new to this form of needling.

AN-IMS: Elevate your practice with an intensive whole body needling certification designed for healthcare professionals.

2) Modern Dry Needling: Anatomical Intramuscular Stimulation

AN-IMS (Anatomical Intramuscular Stimulation ) is an intensive 4-day, hands-on dry needling course created for practitioners who have not taken any IMS/Dry needling courses previously, are new to this application of dry needling or need an approved course to roster in their province. This includes those who have previous acupuncture training. AN-IMS instructs participants in the neuropathic clinical reasoning framework, enabling the practitioner to safely treat across patient populations using IMS. In this course participants will gain the assessment skills and significant practical experience applying IMS/dry needling to treat the whole body.

ANIMS is the equivalent of parts 1 and 2 of other dry needling programs. The entire body including entire spine, skull, jaw, entire lower extremity, and entire upper extremity are covered in this comprehensive 4-day course. You will be able to apply for rostering following successful completion of ANIMS-1*

*Confirm with your local College guidelines on rostering due to COVID delays in exams.

Key Learning Objectives for AN-IMS

• To comprehensively review anatomical structures and regional restrictions to determine appropriate patient selection for the application of Dry needling/IMS (AN-IMS).
• To understand and apply neuropathic theory and the FHE clinical reasoning framework to successfully perform Intramuscular Stimulation (AN-IMS) on your patient populations.
• To safely and effectively treat the whole body using Dry needling/AN-IMS.