Tennis & Golfer's Elbow · Tampa, FL
Tennis Elbow & Golfer’s Elbow Treatment in Tampa, FL
Elbow tendon pain is famously stubborn — braces, rest, and even repeated cortisone often fail because the tendon itself never rebuilt. And sometimes the elbow is not even the generator: forearm trigger points and nerve irritation mimic it closely.
Find the generator first
Why elbow pain outlasts everything you throw at it
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
“After several visits, I’m now doing most activities pain free other than slight discomfort. Each visit I see improvement and I am no longer a skeptic. I now am confident that the progress is real, and I will eventually be pain free.”
Dale Denham · ★★★★★ Google review
Questions, answered
Tennis & Golfer's Elbow, explained
Why didn't cortisone fix my tennis elbow?
Cortisone suppresses inflammation — but chronic tennis elbow is usually tendon degeneration, not inflammation. That is why relief fades and why repeated steroid injections can actually weaken the tendon. Rebuilding the tissue is a different job that needs different tools.
I don't play tennis. Why do I have tennis elbow?
The name is just anatomy — the common extensor tendon on the outside of the elbow. Typing, lifting, gripping tools, and carrying children overload it just as effectively as a backhand.
What is the difference between tennis elbow and golfer's elbow?
Location. Tennis elbow is the tendon group on the outside of the elbow; golfer's elbow is the inside. Both follow the same logic: find whether the tendon, the forearm muscles, or a nerve is generating the pain — then treat that.
Will I need to stop working or training?
Usually you modify rather than stop. Total rest lets the tendon weaken further. Once the generator is mapped, Dr. Hanson tells you exactly what to keep loading and what to back off.
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