Certification and Memberships are two different categories.

New iSTOP Members

As the International body overseeing the development of the IMS technique, we want to encourage the acceptance and spread of this proven chronic pain treatment.  To that end, we have organized an iSTOP Membership drive for doctors and physical therapists who have completed a recognized GunnIMS course, and who employ it in their practice. 

As an iSTOP member, you receive the following benefits:

• A referral listing on our website under IMS Practitioners, which will direct local patients to your services.  
• The discounted Member’s Rate when ordering supplies. 

All membership fees will be payable from November and result in membership for one year starting January 1st of each year.   (See new fee structure below)

We wish you all the best in your practice and in your efforts to help sufferers of chronic pain, and we hope to hear from you soon!

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Current iSTOP Members

To be registered as a Member of iSTOP Practitioners the form must be submitted according to the schedule below:

As of January 1, 2008 the following fee structure will be in place:

Renewal information received on or before January 31 - $100
Renewal information received from February 1 - March 31 - $125
Renewal information received from April 1 - June 30 - $150

Please click onto the form to print and fax.

November 22, 2010

As a valued member, iSTOP would like to keep you informed about safety issues regarding the treatment of Chronic Pain.  This is to notify you that the Piezo-DX Quartz Stimulator device is currently being recalled from the Canadian market.  This particular medical device has been sold in Canada since 2002.

This medical device is now being recalled by Health Canada because the manufacturer of the Piezo-DX Quartz Stimulator (ITO Company Ltd.) does not have a current Medical Device License from Health Canada.

In accordance with section 64 of the Canadian Medical Device Regulations, if you own one or more Piezo-DX Quartz Stimulators, please discontinue all clinical and/or personal usage and distribution of this particular medical device.

If you have in the past purchased this medical device from iSTOP or other suppliers for resale distribution, please contact your customers regarding this recall as instructed above.

March 2008

IMS Plunger stop order reconfirmed

Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW) recently reconfirmed a stop

order on reusable IMS plungers remain until validated cleaning

and reprocessing instructions are received from IMS manu-

facturers/distributers. The decision was communicated to IMS

manufacturers/distributors along with the necessary steps

required before the stop order can be lifted.

The stop order was issued by Alberta’s Acting Chief Medical

Officer of Health because of the risk of transmitting blood borne

infections from patient to patient and manufactures instructions

with some IMS plungers were not sufficiently detailed to enable

users to determine the required process to correctly reprocess

for safe re-use.

Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health

Alberta Health and Wellness, Government of Alberta

Thanks,

Audrey Lowe PT, MScPT, BScPT

Competence and Professional Practice

College of Physical Therapists of Alberta

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