Shin Splints Treatment Prospect
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?
- Does it ache the next morning or after you cool down?
- Does the site on the inner shin feel tender to touch?
At SA Running Injury Clinic, shin splints Adelaide 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) leads to more muscle pull on the shin, while excessive supination (rigid foot type) places greater force on the shin bone itself
- Running – on hard surfaces such as asphalt roads, or 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.
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 Prospect
At SA Running Injury Clinic, we provide a 7 Part Program to help decrease your Shin Pain:
- Provide guidance on sneaker models that fit your specific foot type
- Correct poor foot biomechanics, walking, or running patterns using custom orthotics
- Regimens of ice, stretching, massage, and dry needling
- Specialised strapping for Shin Pain
- Gait retraining and improvement of running technique
- Alter your running and training regimen
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.
Address your Shin Splints with SA Running Injury Clinic
Book your appointment at SA Running Injury Clinic online or by phone. We have two clinic locations.