{"id":183,"date":"2024-11-15T11:01:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/zoesandbox\/chapter\/muscle-and-joint-injuries-alternative-therapies\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T11:01:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:01:18","slug":"muscle-and-joint-injuries-alternative-therapies","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/zoesandbox\/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":"\n\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternative therapies mentioned:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prolotherapy<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shockwave therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prolotherapy:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Involves injecting a sugar solution (dextrose) into a problematic 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