About Sports Chiropractors?
Sports chiropractors pride themselves on exercise and wellbeing when it comes to daily activity. Whether you are a professional athlete or someone that has a sporting hobby, sports chiropractors are able to treat specifically for your injury! The main goal for a sporting chiro is to get you back on track using various techniques and exercises to help strengthen the areas of concern.
Sports chiropractor’s have studied rehabilitation methods for injured athletes and help to guide the patient to achieve ongoing mobility and healthy wellbeing. Sports Chiropractors also aim to prevent sporting injuries from reoccurring again in the future!
What Is The Difference Of A Sports Chiropractor?
Different to your traditional chiropractor who will take a holistic approach to your healthcare a sports chiropractor will be more specific to injuries from sports and will target those areas as best as they can. They are also more than likely going to give you strengthening exercises and stretches to help build the strength within the area.
What Conditions Can A Sports Chiropractor Treat?
- Tennis Elbow / Golfers Elbow
- Joint Pain
- Hamstring Injuries
- Shin Splints
- Strains
- Sprains
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Foot Instability
- Shoulder Pain / Injury (Rotator Cuff)
Benefits Of Visiting A Sports Chiropractor!
- Specific Care Plans
- Alternative Treatment Modalities
- Injury Prevention
- Examination Of Total Body Mobility
- Strengthening And Mobility Exercise Prescription
- Treatment From A Dedicated Professional
*Our Chiropractors are upskilled in many areas of rehabilitation. If you are someone who is suffering from a sporting injury book an appointment today or give our team a call today on 9376 2002 at The Melbourne Chiropractor to find out how we can help you out today!
*You Can Visit Us At Any Of Our 3 Locations – Broadmeadows – Westmeadows – Fawkner
Shin splints are a common complaint affecting athletes, particularly runners! Shin Splints are a generalised term used to describe pains felt along the tibia [Shin bone]. They are an injury associated with overuse, overtraining and in some cases poor foot & leg mechanics. This ultimately leads to strain and pain in the muscles of the leg
Shin splints can be categorised into anterior and posterior shin splints. They usually arise due to dysfunction or strain through the Tibialis anterior and posterior muscles. These strains can occur due to changes in training load or running surfaces and insufficient rest. This strain pattern can also occur due to bio-mechanical causes, such as weakness and inflexibility in the muscles of the lower limb. Poor footwear can also contribute
Shin splints are generally diagnosed through a case history and physical examination by your physician. Further scanning can be utilised to rule out other sinister diagnoses’ such as fractures
Initial treatment involves pain and inflammation reduction through decreases in training load, increased rest and use of Ice. Once achieved, the aim is to regain full ROM of the leg and to regain normal foot biomechanics. Once that is completed, muscle strength of the lower limb must be restored, as return to sport and activity will commence
If left untreated, shin splits can can progress into tibial stress fractures which will require further intervention. In rarer cases, muscle compartment syndrome can develop, where surgical intervention may be required
Here are some exercises that may help decrease your pain associated with shin splints
Loaded Kettle Bell Plantar Flexion or Dorsi Flexion
Balance Reach Activity
Tibialis Posterior Calf Raise
Remember to consult a health care professional before commencing these exercises 
CTS is a condition that causes pain, numbness and pins & needles of the hand. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway at the base of the hand which contains various bones, ligaments, nerves and tendons. The condition occurs when one of the major nerves that supplies the hand, the Median nerve, is compressed as it travels through this carpal tunnel
The compression of the median nerve occurs due to the narrowing of the carpal tunnel as a result of swelling. This swelling can be as a result of repeated hand and wrist movements, genetic factors, hand and wrist positioning, pregnancy and other health conditions such as diabetes and certain arthritis
Symptoms include pain, numbness and tingling, particularly at the thumb, index middle and ring finger. The little finger generally is not affected. You may also experience weakened grip strength
Women between the ages of 40-60, pregnant individuals, those with arthritis’ and individuals who use their hands repeatedly are at most risk of developing CTS
CTS can generally be treated without the need of surgical intervention. Manual therapy and stretching routine has been proven effective in reducing the symptoms of CTS. If left untreated, permanent nerve damage can result
Forearm Extensor Stretch
Resisted Finger Extension [Rubber band]