Which Clinic in Jacksonville Treats Running Injuries?

Full Swing Healthcare treats running injuries and we approach them differently than most clinics. We start with the mechanics above and below the site of pain rather than treating the painful structure in isolation, because most running injuries are the result of how the system is loading rather than a problem with the painful tissue itself.

The Pattern We See Most

A runner comes to us with IT band syndrome, patellar tendinopathy, or plantar fasciitis. They have been told to stretch, rest, and strengthen their hip abductors. The hip work helps. The injury keeps coming back when mileage increases. What they have not had is someone evaluate the ankle dorsiflexion restriction that forces the knee into valgus with every footstrike, or the SI joint restriction that is shifting their weight distribution asymmetrically with every stride. Those are the mechanical reasons the tissue keeps failing. Treating the tissue without correcting them is temporary.

Jacksonville's Running Community

We treat runners from Riverside, the Beaches, San Marco, and throughout the Southside. Jacksonville's year-round running conditions are both a blessing and a problem. No offseason means no natural recovery period and no natural limit on training load accumulation. Injuries that might resolve with a winter break in a colder city become chronic here because runners never fully stop.

For Chronic Tendon Problems

Achilles tendinopathy, patellar tendinopathy, and plantar fasciitis that have been present for more than three months and have plateaued with rehabilitation respond well to shockwave therapy combined with mechanical correction. The shockwave restarts the tissue repair process. The chiropractic work addresses why the tissue was overloaded in the first place. We use both regularly for chronic running injuries.

Scheduling

We are at 13770 Beach Blvd #4 in Jacksonville. Same-day appointments are available. Call (904) 539-3352.