Melbourne Chiropractic and Sports Care
The Shannon Clinic based in Melbourne CBD is led by Dr. Nicholas Shannon, a leader and expert in the chiropractic field of sports and exercise medicine. We have extensive experience in general and sports chiropractic care and together with myotherapy services are here to help you recover from and prevent future injuries to keep you active and doing the things you love.
Sports Chiropractic Experts
Dr. Shannon is one of the leading sports chiropractors in Australia and is part of a small elite group of sports chiropractors that have combined theoretical expertise, achieving US and NZ postgraduate qualifications and practical expertise, working with sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons in the USA and New Zealand.
Why Choose us?
The Shannon Clinic – Melbourne Chiropractic and Sports Care provides chiropractic, sports chiropractic and myotherapy services to elite athletes and teams, recreational athletes, office workers and primary home carers. Whether you are an athlete or not through our experience working with elite athletes we understand that a holistic, patient centered treatment approach is what creates the greatest results.
- Experts, leaders and educators in sports chiropractic
- Trusted by elite athletes and teams
- Evidence-based rehabilitation and treatment
- Knowledgeable and experienced practitioners
- Holistic patient centered treatment approach
- We want to see you return to the things you love to do
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Shannon Clinic blog
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - Should We Be Worried?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopahy (CTE) is a complex, evolving area of neurology and sports medicine. In one corner we have experts who definitively state that CTE is a delayed and progressive
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Achilles Tendinopathy - The Painful Heel
Achilles Tendinopathy (AT) is a common ankle complaint in both the general and athlete populations, with a high prevalence in running and running based sports. It is a degenerative
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Should Chiropractors Utilize Injection Interventions?
In the June 2021 issue of The Australian Chiropractic magazine Dr. Shannon reviews the literature on musculoskeletal injection intervenions widely used in clinical practice, those
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Painful Hip? Let's Investigate Why.
Lateral hip pain (pain on the side of the hip) is routinely seen in practices across a wide range of individuals, of varying fitness levels. Lateral hip pain can range from being frustratingly
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What's the Key to Better Health HIIT or MCT?
We are often asked by patients which exercise approach is best for them, should it be a high intensity approach either through their own training or part of a group or lower pace longer
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Running Related Injuries - What Do You Need To Know?
Running related injuries (RRI) have remained reasonable unchanged since the early 1980s and range from 17-79%. RRI are the most prevalent reason why runners cease participation with
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