January - January symbols. 1  January's birthstone is the garnet, which represents constancy. 2  Its birth flower is the cottage pink Dianthus caryophyllus or galanthus. 3  The Chinese floral emblem of January is the Prunus mume. 4  The Japanese floral emblem of January is the camellia (Camellia sinensis).
Patients receiving prolotherapy injections have reported generally mild side effects including: mild pain and irritation at the injection site (often within 72 hours of the injection), numbness at the injection site, or mild bleeding.
Side effects and adverse events related to intraligamentous injection of sclerosing solutions (prolotherapy) for back and neck pain: A survey of practitioners. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006 Jul;87(7):909-13. More Prolotherapy research citations can be found on this page on our site Prolotherapy research.