I just want to let you all know that my ITBS is fading fast. My PT says it is because I am gettin stronger in the right places. I think that may be so. At the...
I want to post an update for my condition. I still have the ITB. It is somewhat better than it was with the increasing strength of my hip and core muscles. I...
I've gotten in on the end of this thread. If you're having hip pain, have you looked into bursitis? I suddenly came down with it & got cortisone shots, which...
Thanks, I do not have hip pain. My family doctor feels that the perceived knee problem is because of my hip. She said that I had a hamstring strain/spain? The...
While I have not heard about pt causing itb, I can share my own experience. My problem began in the fall while I was training for a marathon. I had gradually...
Dear all, Donna mentioned that injuries one had overcome can come back during pregnancy. Has anyone been cured of itbs and itbs returned during (or: because...
I suspect the myofascial massage will help a lot. Ann ... From: mdougherty22000 To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:04 AM Subject:...
I have am using MAT - Muscle Activation Technique. I was referred to this approach from my yoga instructor. So far - 2 sessions - the technique has reduced...
The myofascial massage helped a little. I had my last PT appointment yesterday. I am trying to narrow it down as to what exercises I was doing at PT when the...
I forgot to thank Donna for her insight concerning the use of hip machines and ITBS. I had a bike accident ten years ago where I fell on my left side. I lost...
Driving definitely makes the area near where i have pain when bicycling hurt, or more accurately sore. I don't think it ever gets to be a sharp pain like the...
I bought the online tutorial for $14.95. It was somewhat useful. I'm not sure it has changed anything about my treatment. I can't say that I think it is worth...
Michele, I completely can relate to your frustration. Like I mentioned on a previous post, I had no success treating my ITBS with my first PT since he...
I appreciate all of your advice. Last night I read some information from the AARP that explains that older people who have a change in their gait due to injury...
... Maybe for some people (possibly the majority), but not for everyone (including me). I got severe ITBS after my first marathon in 2004. I managed to...
George, Coupled with no more adductor/abductor machine exercises, I have done nothing new either except stretch real good AFTER my runs. I am back to running...
Well, I decided to seek the opinion of an orthopedic specialist who helped me with an injured shoulder 9 years ago. He has decided that I do not have ITBS as...
The menisci in one of my knees is falling apart. Actually both, but one is much more truculent. An MRI may show tears, esp. if it's a contrast MRI. Does it...
Greetings. I was delighted to find this group. My doctor just diagnosed me with ITBS. I'm not a runner. The ITBS showed up after I was treated for lower back...
... Greetings. I had a chiropractic treatment that helped a lot. The ITBS showed up a few days after my second adjustment. My tendons are all very tight (low...
Kim, did your doc tell you about stretching exercises? You find some really useful streching ex. on the web. They have helped me alot. Nora ... -- Psssst!...
Kim, you might want to ask your primary care physician about your situation as well or perhaps you already have. Is it your PCP who will be sending you to PT? ...
I just wanted to share a couple of books that I have found helpful. The first is the Trigger Point Therapy Workbook, which teaches how to self-treat trigger...
... I found some exercises on a runner's web site that I've been using in addition to the ones my doctor gave me. Are there any web sites you recommend? Thank...
http://www.operationironman.com/2008/07/itb-band-stretches.html I like the second one and the Yoga pigeon. http://www.laufpirat.de/dehnen.html I like the first...
... I have found this book *extremely* useful... Before I got ITBS, I herniated a disc in my back as a result of playing racquetball aggressively and shoveling...
If you've worked on strengthening your glutes, stretching your TFL, etc. and still are having trouble keeping ITBS away or are still feeling like your form is...
Yes. I actually have gotten a bruise from my adductor being so tight after a long run. I think you are right that balance can help. Keep us posted on your...
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