Shin Splints Treatment Fitzroy
Shin Splints Pain (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)
- Do you experience a sharp pain on the inside of the shin?
- Does it intensify while running or playing sports?
- 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?
At SA Running Injury Clinic, Shin Pain is one of the top 5 injuries we frequently treat, particularly among runners and footballers.
Studies show that the condition results from the muscles pulling on their attachment to the shin bone, causing inflammation where the muscle meets the bone.
The inflammation is caused by:
- Poor foot posture – excessive pronation (rolling inward) results in greater muscle pull against the shin, while excessive supination (rigid foot type) exerts more force on the shin bone
- Running – on hard surfaces such as asphalt roads, or pre-season on hardened grounds
- Sudden increase in running intensity or duration following a period of minimal 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.
Often our patients report they are running for a few kilometres or hit half time and they can’t keep going anymore. It is a major issue and will ruin your training plans if you don’t act early.
Treatment for Shin Splints near Fitzroy
Our 7 Part Program at SA Running Injury Clinic aims to lessen your Shin Pain:
- Advise of sneaker models appropriate to your specific foot profile
- Improve foot biomechanics, walking, and running patterns with custom orthotics
- Implement ice, stretching, massage, and dry needling routines
- Gait retraining and improvement of running technique
- Adjust your running and training program
With clinics in North Adelaide and Eastwood we provide care for patients from Walkerville, Unley, Prospect, St Peters, Brompton, Norwood, Thebarton, Mile End, Parkside, Glenside, Fullarton, Frewville, Highgate, Myrtle Bank, Glenunga, and nearby suburbs.
Manage your Shin Splints with SA Running Injury Clinic
Appointments at SA Running Injury Clinic can be booked online or by calling. Please note that we have two clinic sites.
Call SA Running Injury Clinic, North Adelaide : 8239 1022
Call SA Running Injury Clinic, Eastwood : 8357 0700