Where Can I Get Dry Needling for Hip Pain in Jacksonville?

Full Swing Healthcare on Beach Blvd. We treat hip pain with dry needling regularly, specifically targeting the piriformis, iliopsoas, TFL, and gluteal muscles that are most commonly driving hip-region pain. The hip area has some of the deepest muscles in the body and is one of the places where dry needling has the clearest clinical advantage over external manual therapy.

The Piriformis

The piriformis is the single most important muscle in most hip pain presentations we see. It sits deep in the posterior hip adjacent to the sciatic nerve. When it harbors active trigger points, it both refers pain locally into the deep gluteal region and can compress the nerve producing leg referral. External compression, even skilled manual therapy, loses specificity before it reaches the piriformis at its actual depth. The needle gets there directly.

The Iliopsoas

The iliopsoas is the deepest hip flexor and essentially unreachable by external pressure. Its trigger points refer pain into the groin, anterior thigh, and lower back in patterns that are frequently misunderstood as hip joint problems or lumbar disc issues. A patient who has had imaging showing nothing significant at the hip joint but persistent groin and anterior hip pain almost always has an active iliopsoas trigger point. Three to four sessions of dry needling to that muscle changes the pattern entirely.

What We Find With Most Hip Pain Patients

In our experience, hip pain that has been present for more than a few months typically involves multiple muscles simultaneously, piriformis, TFL, glute med, and often iliacus. The pattern reflects whichever movement demands have been chronically loading those muscles. Cyclists have a different pattern from golfers. Runners have a different pattern from desk workers. We assess for the specific pattern and treat accordingly.

Call (904) 539-3352. 13770 Beach Blvd #4, Jacksonville FL 32224.