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Re: [itbs] Insoles?

> This is a first post and I am just wondering if the
> pattstrap also helps runners with hip pain related
> to ITBS or if it is more for knee pain?

I would think it is only for knee pain since the idea is to pin the IT band
just above the knee to minimize friction at the knee.

George




Mon Jul 4, 2005 7:35 pm

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I have expremented with insoles and I don't think they have any effect on ITBS. It is not a matter of cushioning. You can try and put inserts to tilt your...
DrT (George Themelis)
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Jul 3, 2005
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I'm sorry about this message, I just can't be picked on (no matter how backhandedly) and let it go. I wasn't trying to attack anybody about the pattstrap or...
Viken Djerdjian
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Jul 3, 2005
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... No, I don't want to be "pissy" about it. I just wanted to point out that this strap has helped a lot of runners and bicyclists and I wanted to encourage...
DrT (George Themelis)
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Jul 4, 2005
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This is a first post and I am just wondering if the pattstrap also helps runners with hip pain related to ITBS or if it is more for knee pain? Also curious if...
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PattStrap http://www.pattstrap.com/pattstrap.htm ... ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for...
Joe Anderson
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Jul 5, 2005
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So there is no advertising campaign here for the patstrap??? The following was written by "Joe Anderson" and it shows his email as faqbch99. I invite you to do...
Viken Djerdjian
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Jul 5, 2005
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I tend to post what works for me. There are lots of people who have been helped by a pattstrap type product. Also, some like to post a website, so others can...
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Jul 5, 2005
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Greg, At one point i bought one of the chopat itband straps. They are much longer than the pat strap. This way you can wear it higher up on your leg. They...
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Jul 5, 2005
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Thanks for the advice. I do go to a chiropractor and have actually thought that my pelvis alignment might be the culprit, but the chiropratic hasn't really...
Greg Munno
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Jul 5, 2005
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There is a good chance that she might be trying to help the alignment of your pelvis, but really hasn't stated that. I brought in this paper, (the kalindra...
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Jul 8, 2005
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... I would think it is only for knee pain since the idea is to pin the IT band just above the knee to minimize friction at the knee. George...
DrT (George Themelis)
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Jul 4, 2005
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... I had not noticed this before and it does not matter to me (and it should not matter to others either) if the seller of the pattstrap is in this list and...
DrT (George Themelis)
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Jul 5, 2005
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I deleted all the previous posts about the Patt strap because I don't use it (yes, I tried it), but this one opened automatically after I deleted one before...
Ann Stewart
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Jul 5, 2005
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What I meant is "It should not matter to anyone in their decision whether to try this product or not. They should rely on people's experiences posted in this...
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