Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)/Dry Needling

Release stubborn tight muscles and solve chronic pain

Do you suffer from pain that won’t go away?

Have you tried everything, from massage, to physiotherapy, to chiropractic with only temporary relief?

Then Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) may be the treatment for you.

Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) is a safe effective treatment technique for myofascial pain, chronic pain, tight muscle bands, and pain that doesn’t improve with traditional methods of treatment. Treatment is comprised of inserting thin acupuncture needles into your tight painful muscles. If your pain is of neuropathic origin (meaning that the pain is from irritated nerves) you will experience an aching sensation, or a muscle cramp in the targeted muscle. The results are threefold: the stretch reflex is stimulated, followed by reflex relaxation of the muscle; a small injury from the needle brings blood to the area and initiates the healing process; and the creation of an electrical potential in the muscle helps the nerve to function normally again. You will be amazed at the wonderful feeling of relief and relaxation, decrease in pain and improvement in mobility and function.

Results from IMS are long lasting. It can be successfully used for osteoarthritis, degeneration of the spine, spinal stenosis and “tendonitis”, in addition to whiplash, headaches, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, and back pain, to name a few.

At Port Coquitlam Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic, we will assess your condition, and if we feel that IMS is appropriate for you, it will become a part of your treatment.

You will still obtain all-encompassing care including exercise, stretching, postural education, and manual therapy as determined by your therapist.

To book an appointment or for more information, please call our

Wilson Centre Clinic (604) 942-4115 or our Hyde Creek Clinic (604) 945-6644