I think ITBS can cause some hip discomfort. I have
had ITBS for 2 years now and recently I notice some
pain in the hip area as well.

--- Greg Munno <gregmunno@...> wrote:

> I have the same experience as Ann -- I have
> consistent tightness and "crankiness" in my hip, and
> unless I warm up and stretch the hip thoroughly
> before exercise, I end up with outside-of-the-knee
> pain that is exactly what ITBS suffers describe. I
> my case, I am convinced the hip and knee pain are
> related.
>
> Greg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: carol<mailto:caroldav@...>
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> She is right..and i didn't know that people on
> here were able to diagnose without proper
> credentials..
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Paul -- maybe the people defining it have never
> had it. Since the IT band goes all the way up into
> the hip, if the band begins to hurt at the knee, a
> person might feel it first in the hip. I do. If I
> stop & stretch at the hip, I'm OK. If I don't, it
> becomes typical knee ITBS.
>
> Ann
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> ITBS is defined as an overuse friction
> bursitis of the iliotibial band at
> the level of the lateral epicondyle of the
> femur. Pain originating in the hip or
> mid-lateral thigh therefore is not ITBS.
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> Paul
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