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Shoulder Injection and Needling Therapy

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This chapter discusses injection therapy in the management of the troublesome shoulder, including potential mechanisms of action and potential complications.

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Panayiotou Charalambous, C. (2019). Shoulder Injection and Needling Therapy. In: The Shoulder Made Easy . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98908-2_9

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