Intronix Technologies Blog
Myoguide DOC: Patient Pain Management at a Glance
Patient Pain Management at a Glance Myoguide DOC: Saves Time, Increases Productivity, and Improves Communication TORONTO, April 11, 2017 – Intronix Technologies will be launching “Myoguide DOC”, a comprehensive software package designed to help clinicians who inject Botulinum Toxins, such as Botox®, Dysport® and Xeomin® to manage their patient’s spasticity and pain. Myoguide DOC…
AAPM&R 2016, New Orleans: Intronix Technologies to Supply Myoguide for Five Hands-On Workshops
Intronix has been officially invited to supply Myoguide units for five hands-on workshops at the American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The AAPM&R Annual Assembly is taking place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center , in New Orleans, from October 20-23, 2016. We are very pleased and honoured to have the opportunity to continue to…
Intronix Nominated for Ontario Business Achievement Award
Intronix Technologies is pleased to announce that we have been nominated for an Ontario Business Achievement Award (OBBA). It is an honor to be nominated as the OBAA’s have been celebrating business success for over 30 years. The nomination highlights our efforts implementing a successful export strategy that has positively affected Intronix growth and development…
EMG Guidance Helps Find the Target
There are many compelling reasons to use EMG guidance. The first is that EMG ensures that the needle is located in a muscle and in a muscle that is actively contracting in association with the disorder. Speelman and Brans (Cervical dystonia and botulinum treatment: is electromyographic guidance necessary? (Letter). Mov Disor 1995;10(6):802) showed that even…
A Treatise on the Role of Trigger Points in Pain and Spasticity
This article is the first in a series about the role of trigger points in pain and spasticity conditions. Trigger Points are areas of taut, hyper-contracted bands or nodules within a muscle. They are tender to touch and have a predicted pain referral pattern. These hyper-contracted nodules within the muscle are palpable. Myofascial pain may…
Muscle Spasm Etiology
This article is the second in a series about the role of trigger points in pain and spasticity conditions. Muscular injury can occur when soft tissues are exposed to single or recurrent episodes of biomechanical overloading. Muscular pain is often attributed to a myofascial pain disorder, a condition originally described by Dr. Janet Travell, Dr.…
New Myoguide Training page
Check out the new Myoguide training page! Introducing the Myoguide Training Page on our website. We have located the most important videos and information related to how to use Myoguide; the benefits of injection guidance; The finer points to consider when using Myoguide; Best electrode practices for EMG/STIM injection guidance procedures; and details about loaner programs, all…
Intronix Product Retrospective: 2024F
Following our anniversary we can get a bit sentimental looking back at devices developed during our neuroscience research phase. Some of these devices were very specific and some had more mass appeal. We have designed and fabricated everything from intracellular microelectrode amplifiers to biphasic-isolated stimulators. The Intronix Model 2024F 4-channel isolated amplifier with signal conditioning…
The Evolution of Myoguide
The Myoguide™ EMG/ESTIM BoNT injection guidance system you see today started development in 2006, over 16 years ago. We asked movement disorder specialists about the value of a portable device, to support therapeutic toxin injections. This evolution timeline extended to our first regulatory clearance in 2007, for BTX Buddy! Who came up with that name?…
AAPM&R 2014
Thanks to all who visited our booth at the AAPM&R meeting in San Diego. This is our third time at the AAPM&R and this year’s booth had the most traffic. We were very interested to hear about your practices, and glad to provide information about Myoguide. We are glad we had the opportunity to provide…