Shin Splints Treatment Brompton
Shin Splints Pain (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)
- Do you feel a sharp pain on the inner part of your shin?
- Does the pain get worse during or after running or sports?
- Is there an ache the morning after or when you cool down?
- Is there tenderness when you touch the inside of your shin?
At the SA Running Injury Clinic, shin splints in Adelaide is in the top 5 most common injuries we see. It is most common in runners and footballers.
Recent research points to the pulling of muscles at their attachment to the shin bone as the cause, resulting in inflammation at the muscle and bone junction.
This inflammation is caused by:
- Poor foot posture – excessive pronation (rolling inward) leads to more muscle pull on the shin, while excessive supination (rigid foot type) places greater force on the shin bone itself
- Running – especially on hard surfaces (e.g., asphalt roads) or pre-season on hardened grounds
- A rapid increase in run intensity or duration after a period of little training
Shin pain can severely impact your training, delaying progress by months. This unpleasant condition needs to be addressed quickly upon onset, or ideally, prevented altogether.
Patients often report that after a few kilometres of running or reaching half time, they can't go on. This major issue will compromise your training plans if you don't act promptly.
Treatment for Shin Splints near Brompton
At SA Running Injury Clinic, we provide a 7 Part Program to help decrease your Shin Pain:
- Suggest sneaker models tailored to your individual foot profile
- Address poor foot bio mechanics/walking/running pattern with custom orthotics
- Implement ice, stretching, massage, and dry needling routines
- Apply strapping methods tailored to Shin Pain
- Improve running technique and retrain gait
Our clinics provide care for patients from Walkerville, Unley, Prospect, St Peters, Brompton, Norwood, Thebarton, Mile End, Parkside, Glenside, Fullarton, Burnside, Highgate, Myrtle Bank, Glenunga, and nearby suburbs.
Manage your Shin Splints with SA Running Injury Clinic
You can book an appointment at SA Running Injury Clinic online or over the phone. Please note we have two clinics.