Knee Pain · Tampa, FL
Knee Pain Treatment in Tampa, FL
Two people with the same knee diagnosis can need completely different treatment. One knee is tendon-driven, one is joint-line irritation, one is hip referral, one is nerve sensitivity, one is an old ligament injury. The exam finds which knee is yours.
Find the generator first
Five different knees, one diagnosis
These need different treatment — which is why your first visit is a hands-on Pain Mapping Visit: palpation, movement testing, and targeted examination designed to reproduce your familiar pain and find the tissue that matches your actual complaint.
Then treat the target
The tool depends on what we find.
Treatment happens the same day when appropriate — and then we recheck. Can you move better? Did the familiar pain change? Your response refines the diagnosis and builds the plan.
From our Google reviews
“Dr. Hanson is great. Super knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. Makes sure he treats all needed areas. My knee has never felt better!”
Josun Straatsma · ★★★★★ Google review
Questions, answered
Knee Pain, explained
My MRI shows arthritis. Is that why my knee hurts?
Sometimes — but arthritis on imaging is extremely common in pain-free knees too. The exam checks whether your pain actually comes from the joint, or from a tendon, the hip, or a nerve. Treating the right generator is the difference between relief and another disappointing round of care.
Can knee pain be treated without cortisone or surgery?
Many knee pain patterns respond to targeted care once the generator is known — regenerative injections for the joint, shockwave for tendons, needling for muscular referral. If your case genuinely needs a surgeon, Dr. Hanson will say so.
Why does my knee hurt when nothing shows on imaging?
Because many common generators — trigger points, tendon capacity problems, nerve sensitivity — do not show on scans. That is exactly why the visit is built around a hands-on exam that tries to reproduce your familiar pain.
I'm a runner. Do I have to stop?
Usually not entirely. Once the generator is mapped, most athletes modify load rather than stop. Dr. Hanson has consulted for MLB, NFL, and MLS organizations — keeping people moving is the point.
How do I start?
Book a Pain Mapping Visit ($150). We map the likely generators, treat the target the same day, recheck your response, and build your plan.
Meet your doctor
Dr. Josh Hanson, DACM
I’m the doctor people come to when pain has become something they thought they had to live with forever.
My approach is simple: map the painful tissues with a thorough hands-on exam, identify the exact muscle, tendon, joint, fascia, or nerve creating the pain signal, and treat that target directly using the best tool for the job. Many patients tell me I’m the first doctor who actually took the time to put his hands on the painful areas instead of just looking at images.
Over a decade in practice and more than 35,000 procedures later, I’ve treated patients other clinics gave up on.
- 10+ years clinical experience
- Florida's most experienced dry needling practitioner
- Performed 35,000+ procedures
- Consulted with MLB, NFL & MLS organizations
- Consults with practitioners from all over the country
- 175,000+ followers · 12M+ video views worldwide
Stop guessing. Map the pain.
One visit: exam, targeted treatment, recheck, and a clear next step. Book online or call or text.
Visit the clinic
Contact
Hanson Complete Wellness1202 W. Linebaugh Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
813-534-0311
office@hansoncomplete.com
Mon–Thu · 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Fri–Sun · Closed