Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation - Live
The live Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation (IMES) course is a practical, hands-on course designed for clinicians who already completed the online IMES course. During the course, students will review and practice recommended treatment approaches using IMES for patients with neck, back, arm (epicondylalgia), hand, low back, pelvic, hip, and leg pain and dysfunction, and for muscle strengthening and motor recovery.
Description
After completing the Myopain Seminars online IMES course, clinicians can improve their practical skills in using IMES in clinical practice. After a brief review of pertinent information from the online IMES course, students will learn evidence-based practical skills and recommended IMES approaches. The course IMES treatments for all major regions of the body, including the head and neck, the shoulders and arm, the thoracic and scapular muscles, the lumbopelvic region, the anterior and posterior hip muscles, and the leg, ankle and foot muscles.
Course CEUs
This course has been approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 1.25 CEUs." (12.5 contact hours)
Prerequisites
Completion of the Myopain Seminars Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation (IMES) - Online course AND
Completion of any accredited dry needling course
Who Should Attend
Clinicians who completed the Myopain Seminars Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation (IMES) - Online course, which includes
- Physical Therapists
- Physicians
- Chiropractors
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Veterinarians
- Physician Assistants
- Occupational Therapists
- Athletic Trainers
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Acupuncturists
Course Schedule
Note: The actual times may vary with each program at the discretion of the instructors.
Day 1
07:30 - 08:00 Registration
08:00 - 08:15 Pre-course quiz
08:15 - 09:00 Lecture: Overview of neuromodulation approaches; Evidence of IMES for myofascial pain, musculoskeletal, and neurological conditions; Mechanisms of IMES for pain modulation, muscle strengthening and motor recovery
09:00 - 10:00 Lecture: Overview of basic scienceof IMES, safety, precautions, contraindications, and adverse events
10:00 - 10:45 Lecture: Review of all IMES parameters; Set up and usage of IMES devices
10:45 - 11:00 Questions & Answers
11:00 - 12:30 Practical: IMES for cranio-cervical and masticatory muscles
12:30 - 01:30 Lunch
01:15 - 02:30 Practical: IMES for shoulder muscles
02:30 - 03:30 Practical: IMES for the thoracic and scapular muscles
03:30 - 03:45 Questions & Answers
03:45 - 04:45 Practical: IMES for the anterior and posterior thigh muscles
04:45 - 05:00 Lecture: Summary and Clinical Applications
Day 2
08:00 - 09:00 Practical: IMES for lower leg, ankle and foot muscles
09:00 - 10:00 Practical: IMES for forearm muscles
10:00 - 10:15 Questions & Answers
10:15 - 11:15 Practical: IMES for Abdominal muscles
11:15 - 11:30 Post-course quiz and course wrap-up
11:30 - 12:30 Lecture: Case Study presentations, course wrap-up, and ordering equipment and supplies
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, learners will;
- Understand the physiological effects of IMES on the neuromuscular system
- Understand the individual stimulation parameters of IMES
- Understand clinical reasoning for the selection of IMES parameters
- Be able to safely adminster IMES to different regions in the body
- Name at least five precautions and contraindications of IMES