I cannot stress how important massage is with ITBS!
The knots in my muscles got progressively worse
(making my ITBS worse) but things have gotten a lot
better with both ART and self-massage. Foam roller
for the side of the leg and butt (knots in the
piriformis) and use a tennis ball or massage stick for
calves/quads/anywhere you can find a knot. Get
creative :)

Also, a reminder that doing strengthing exercises can
exacerbate the problem when you have very tight
muscles. You need to work those knots out...and
stretching alone will not do so.

--- Susan Payne <spayne907@...> wrote:

> Have you ever had a massage? If not, it definitely
> helps. I would stay away from the machine that gave
> you the pain. Stretching is so important, before
> and after the run and icing as much as possible.
>
> Bravewolf <bravewolf_ca@...> wrote: I posted
> a while ago about my fight with ITBS and long
> distance
> cycling. I was visiting a PT and the hip
> strengthening exercises and
> stretches he recommended seemed to be working.
> However, on the 19th
> of April, I was trying out some recommended
> exercises using the lying
> leg curl nmachine and I felt a popping in the
> ITBS-afflicted leg.
> Since then it seems that the pain is worse than ever
> - I'm feeling it
> even on short rides.
>
> Any thoughts? I've just bought a foam roller in the
> hope that adding
> it to my ITBS exercises will help.
>
>
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