{"id":843,"date":"2018-09-28T01:33:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T01:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/?page_id=843"},"modified":"2019-06-20T02:38:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T02:38:10","slug":"side-effects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/?page_id=843","title":{"rendered":"Side effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Side effects&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.3.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Abel||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Abel||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; border_width_top=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Side effects<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just as with any medical procedure, there are possible side effects during and after treatment. TPI is a generally well-tolerated procedure but some individuals may experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soreness at the area of needle insertion<\/li>\n<li>Bruising<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding\/hematoma<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rare side effects can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skin infection<\/li>\n<li>Injury to underlying tissues (such as nerves and blood vessels)<\/li>\n<li>Temporary flare-up of pain<\/li>\n<li>Fainting<\/li>\n<li>Reaction to the local anaesthetic<\/li>\n<li>Extremely rarely pneumothorax (puncturing of the lung)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every care is taken to minimise risks of the procedure through safe medical practices and established protocols for managing complications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> &nbsp; Side effects &nbsp; Just as with any medical procedure, there are possible side effects during and after treatment. TPI is a generally well-tolerated procedure but some individuals may experience: Soreness at the area of needle insertion Bruising Bleeding\/hematoma Fatigue Rare side effects can include: Skin infection Injury to underlying tissues (such as nerves [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>TPI can help alleviate\u2026<\/p><ul><li>Whiplash\/sprain injuries of the neck\/back (e.g Motor Vehicle Accident)<\/li><li>Back pain<\/li><li>Frozen shoulder<\/li><li>Achilles tendinitis\/Plantar fasciitis<\/li><li>Headaches with a muscular tension component<\/li><li>TMJ pain<\/li><li>Muscular pain\/tightness with no other identifiable cause<\/li><\/ul><p>It is essential that your Family Doctor\/Specialist has assessed you thoroughly and has excluded any significant medical conditions that may need to be treated through other procedures before TPI is considered.<\/p><p>Sometimes TPI alone can be used to alleviate muscular pain, but in other situations it can act as a useful adjunct to other ongoing interventions.<\/p><p>Please discuss your individual circumstances with your Family Doctor to see if TPI could potentially benefit you.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-843","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1053,"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/843\/revisions\/1053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}