{"id":1481,"date":"2024-03-12T17:05:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1481"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T23:31:06","slug":"muscle-and-joint-injuries-alternative-therapies","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/chapter\/muscle-and-joint-injuries-alternative-therapies\/","title":{"raw":"Muscle and Joint Injuries - Alternative Therapies","rendered":"Muscle and Joint Injuries &#8211; Alternative Therapies"},"content":{"raw":"<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternative therapies include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prolotherapy<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shockwave therapy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prolotherapy:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Involves injecting a sugar solution (dextrose) into a problematic 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