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

Full Swing Healthcare. We use dry needling for knee pain as part of a complete assessment that looks at the hip and foot mechanics contributing to how the knee is loaded, not just the knee itself.

How Trigger Points Contribute to Knee Pain

The vastus lateralis and TFL develop trigger points in runners, cyclists, and lateral movement athletes that alter patellar tracking and create patellofemoral pain. The popliteus, a small muscle behind the knee, develops trigger points that create posterior knee pain with knee flexion activities like stairs and cycling. The gastrocnemius at its proximal attachment refers pain into the posterior knee that is regularly mistaken for a posterior compartment issue.

These muscle-driven pain patterns coexist with joint-level problems. We assess both and treat the relevant drivers. Dry needling the muscular contributors alongside chiropractic correction of the hip and SI mechanics that are overloading the knee produces outcomes that neither approach achieves separately.

The IT Band Situation

The IT band itself is dense connective tissue and does not have trigger points in the traditional sense. The muscles feeding into it do. The TFL at the hip and the gluteus maximus fascial contribution are where the active trigger points are, and that is where the needle goes. Foam rolling the IT band directly compresses tissue that is not the source. Needling the TFL is treating the actual driver.

A Patient Example

A cyclist from the Southside came to us with bilateral knee pain that foam rolling and stretching had not touched. Dr. Muren needled the bilateral TFL and vastus lateralis. The lateral knee pain that had been limiting his training cleared within three sessions. We also corrected a left SI joint restriction that had been creating pelvic asymmetry affecting how both knees loaded through the pedal stroke.

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