Shin Splints Treatment Collinswood

Shin Splints Pain (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)

Do you feel a sharp pain on the inner part of your shin?

Does it worsen during and/or after a run or sport?

Do you feel an ache the next morning or when you cool down?

Is it tender to touch at the site of the inside shin?

Shin Pain is among the top 5 most common injuries at SA Running Injury Clinic, predominantly affecting 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) increases muscle pull against the shin, and excessive supination (rigid foot type) applies more force on the shin bone itself

Running – on hard surfaces such as 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 be a serious problem for you and can put you months behind in your training. It’s a nasty condition and one that needs to be treated fast once it presents or ideally prevented in the first place.

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.