Shoulder Pain · Tampa, FL
Shoulder Pain Treatment in Tampa, FL
The shoulder is where pain generators hide best: rotator cuff tendons, deep trigger points, the joint capsule, and referral from the neck all create overlapping pain. Guessing between them is why shoulder rehab so often stalls.
Find the generator first
What can generate shoulder pain
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
“I’ve had shoulder pain for close to two years now and have literally tried everything to remedy it but have been unsuccessful. (Rest, PT, Massage, Cupping, you name it) After 4 treatments with Dr. Josh, my shoulder is starting to feel like normal again. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!”
Eric S · ★★★★★ Google review
Questions, answered
Shoulder Pain, explained
Why hasn't physical therapy fixed my shoulder?
PT strengthens — but strengthening a shoulder whose real generator is an untreated trigger point, an irritated tendon, or neck referral often just irritates it more. Mapping first means the strengthening finally has a chance to hold.
Do I have a rotator cuff tear?
Possibly — but tears show up on imaging in many pain-free shoulders, especially with age. The exam checks whether your pain behaves like a tendon problem, a muscular referral, or something else before any conclusion is drawn.
Is my shoulder frozen?
Frozen shoulder has a distinctive exam pattern — restricted in specific directions regardless of effort. If that is what we find, the plan changes accordingly, and Dr. Hanson will explain the realistic timeline honestly.
Can you treat shoulder pain the same day?
Usually, yes. The first visit includes targeted treatment and an immediate recheck — can you reach further, does the familiar pain change — because your response refines the diagnosis.
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