Frequency of Treatments

Treatments are usually once a week (but can be spread out to two weeks) to allow time between treatments for the body to heal itself. The number of treatments you require will depend on several factors such as the duration and extent of your condition, how much scar tissue there is (usually increased after previous surgery) and how quickly your body can heal. The rate of healing depends on the condition of your nerves (young people usually heal more quickly, although older is not necessarily slower). If the pain is of recent origin, one treatment may be all that is necessary. In published studies of patients with low back pain, the average number of IMS treatments required was 8.2.

IMS has been featured in newspapers, such as the Globe & Mail, the Vancouver Sun and the Province; on radio programs such as CKNW, CBC’s "Morning Show"; also on television, in CBC’s "Marketplace", the "Health Show", as well as CTV, BCTV & Rogers Cablevision.