Full Swing Healthcare at 13770 Beach Blvd in Jacksonville offers dry needling specifically for shoulder pain, targeting the rotator cuff trigger points and the cervical contributors that most people with shoulder trouble have never had properly evaluated. If cortisone shots and generic PT haven’t given you lasting relief, this is likely why.
The Rotator Cuff Trigger Point Problem
Most shoulder pain patients we see have already done the rounds, physical therapy, cortisone, rest, all directed at the front of the shoulder. Here’s the problem: the pain generator is usually in the back.
- Infraspinatus and teres minor: these posterior rotator cuff muscles refer pain into the anterior shoulder and down the lateral arm in a pattern that looks identical to impingement or bursitis. If a previous diagnosis pointed there but treatment never touched these muscles, the source was never addressed.
- Subscapularis: this muscle runs along the inside of the shoulder blade and refers into the posterior shoulder and down the medial arm. It is almost never treated with manual therapy because reaching it requires specific needle placement. When it is the dominant pain generator, nothing else resolves it.
A Real Example
A woman came to us from San Marco with five months of anterior shoulder pain. She had completed a full course of PT and regained some range of motion, but overhead reaching still hurt. Dr. Muren needled her infraspinatus in the first session. Her anterior shoulder pain, the pain she thought was at the front of the joint, dropped by about 60 percent. It was referred pain from a muscle in a location she never would have pointed to on her own body.
The Cervical Component Almost Everyone Has
Almost every chronic shoulder pain patient we treat also has a cervical component. Restrictions at C5-C6 change how the entire shoulder girdle loads, and they often refer pain directly into the shoulder and arm. We assess and treat the cervical spine alongside the shoulder in every visit. Dry needling the rotator cuff while leaving a neck restriction untreated produces shorter-lasting results, that’s why we don’t skip it.
Insurance and Scheduling
We accept Florida Blue, United Healthcare, Humana, Cigna, Florida Medicaid, and VA benefits. Dry needling coverage varies by plan, so call us at (904) 539-3352 and we will sort out your coverage before your first visit. We see patients from across the Beaches, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and Ponte Vedra, as well as from San Marco, Southside, and beyond. Our office is at 13770 Beach Blvd #4, Jacksonville, FL 32224.