Shin Splints Treatment Parkside
Shin Splints Pain (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)
- Is there a sharp pain on the inner side of your shin?
- Does the pain get worse during or after running or sports?
- Ache the following morning or when you cool down?
- Does the site on the inner shin feel tender to touch?
Shin splints pain in Adelaide 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.
The 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 – particularly on hard surfaces like asphalt roads or during pre-season on hardened grounds
- Sudden increase in intensity or duration of runs after not doing much 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.
Many of our patients mention that after running a few kilometres or reaching half time, they can't continue. This is a significant problem that will disrupt your training plans if not addressed early.
Treatment for Shin Splints near Parkside
At SA Running Injury Clinic we have a 7 Part Program to reduce your Shin Pain:
- Advise of sneaker models appropriate to your specific foot profile
- Correct poor foot biomechanics, walking, or running patterns using custom orthotics
- Implement ice, stretching, massage, and dry needling routines
- Shin Pain Specific Strapping
- Improve running technique and retrain gait
- Adjust your running and training program
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
Appointments at SA Running Injury Clinic can be booked online or by calling. Please note that we have two clinic sites.