{"id":847,"date":"2018-09-28T01:36:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T01:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/?page_id=847"},"modified":"2018-09-28T16:41:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T16:41:51","slug":"who-is-an-unsuitable-candidate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/?page_id=847","title":{"rendered":"Who is an unsuitable candidate?"},"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;Who is unsuitable&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.3.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Abel||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Abel||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; border_width_top=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; border_width_bottom=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Who is an unsuitable candidate?<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A small group of individuals may not be suitable for TPI due to medical conditions or medications that may increase their risk of complications.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of patients who cannot be treated include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patients on blood-thinning medications (such as Warfarin, Plavix, Xarelto or Pradaxa)<\/li>\n<li>Immunocompromised patients (e.g. cancer patients on chemotherapy)<\/li>\n<li>Pregnant patients<\/li>\n<li>Patients with a bleeding disorder (such as hemophilia)<\/li>\n<li>Patients with compromised skin\/infection over an area that needs treatment<\/li>\n<li>Patients with severe needle-phobia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are unsure about whether you are a suitable candidate for TPI, please discuss this with your Family Doctor.<\/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; Who is an unsuitable candidate? &nbsp; A small group of individuals may not be suitable for TPI due to medical conditions or medications that may increase their risk of complications. Examples of patients who cannot be treated include: Patients on blood-thinning medications (such as Warfarin, Plavix, Xarelto or Pradaxa) Immunocompromised patients (e.g. cancer [&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-847","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/847","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=847"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":885,"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/847\/revisions\/885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musclemd.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}