A dry needling session at Full Swing Healthcare runs 20 to 35 minutes. Your first visit will take 45 to 60 minutes total because Dr. Muren completes a thorough assessment before any needles go in. Return visits are more focused and generally land on the shorter end of that range.
What Your First Visit Looks Like
Before the first session, Dr. Muren takes time to understand the full clinical picture, what is driving the pain, which muscles are involved, whether there are underlying joint or postural issues contributing, and whether dry needling is the right tool for your specific situation. That intake and examination takes 20 to 30 minutes on its own. The needling portion at the end then runs 15 to 20 minutes.
We do not skip the assessment to save time. Skipping it would mean guessing, and that is not how we work here in Jacksonville.
Return Visits
On follow-up appointments we reassess your trigger point map before each session. What was active last visit may have shifted, either resolving or moving as your body responds to treatment. That quick reassessment takes just a few minutes. Needling then runs 20 to 30 minutes depending on how many muscle groups we are addressing.
We frequently combine dry needling with a chiropractic adjustment in the same visit. When that is the plan, budget 30 to 45 minutes total. Sequencing matters: we typically do the adjustment first so joint mechanics are corrected before the soft tissue work begins. That order lets the muscular treatment build on better alignment rather than on the restriction we are trying to fix.
How Many Sessions Will You Need?
- Acute presentations (recent injury, short history), meaningful improvement in 2 to 4 sessions
- Chronic patterns established over months, longer course, reassessed every 3 to 4 sessions
- Combined care (dry needling + chiropractic), often produces faster results than either alone
We give you an honest updated picture of the trajectory at every reassessment. No open-ended treatment plans, no surprises.