Thanks for the info, Sarah.

I haven't had much luck with the strap either, and my ITBS gets aggravated even
when I'm hiking over rough terrain - no running involved whatsoever!

I've taken the winter off of most serious activity, and my pending hernia
operation will slow me down even more for the next month.  I have a foam roller,
and have been using that after strength/aerobic workouts at the gym, along with
stretching.

If I continue to have trouble this year, I'll be looking at the expensive ART
option.  I'm REALLY hoping I don't have to do that.  I'm not a runner, but I
involvement in backpacking, hiking, and adventure racing has me doing more on my
feet now that I have ever done before.

Cheers,

Jeff




--- On Mon, 2/16/09, Sarah OConnor <youralgebra23@...> wrote:
From: Sarah OConnor <youralgebra23@...>
Subject: Re: [itbs] Re: The band
To: itbs@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 11:12 AM












Re: Body Tape



For the men who are interested (Dennis) it's also called fashion tape and flash
tape.

Here's a link

http://senselingeri e.com/Adhesive- Tapes-C24. aspx?gclid= CM6ho4i24ZgCFQrF
GgodWUG_cQ



It's just double sided tape that sticks to skin. You could just put a couple of
pieces on the strap and it adheres to your skin. I think that it will work even
with sweat, and it's not that expensive.

Good luck. I wish that strap helped me, it seems to make it worse. I don't even
understand how the strap can help. If the injury is and issue of friction, then
wouldn't forcing the ITband to stay against the knee aggravate the condition?

I'm getting some ACR therapy from my massage therapist this week. I hope that it
helps.

I'm going to ask her about acupuncture.  I know that acupuncture won't change my
biomechanical issues, but maybe it will do something about the current
inflammation and I can start anew???? I'm so tired of not being able to run.



sarah



--- On Sun, 2/15/09, Laxague Deborah <dlaxague@earthlink. net> wrote:

From: Laxague Deborah <dlaxague@earthlink. net>

Subject: Re: [itbs] Re: The band

To: itbs@yahoogroups. com

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 10:09 PM



I don't know about body tape. In a pinch, I have used electrical tape for



my tennis elbow and for ITBS.



Electrical tape has some stretch and seems to work great, even better than



the "real" bands for these purposes. However, it is painful to remove and



irritates the skin - I could not use it on a regular basis for that reason.



I get better results banding or taping my tennis elbow and not great results



banding or taping the ITB, alas.



Debbie























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