I received notice that you are interested in joining the group. I need your e-mail address because we got overwhelmed by spam a couple of months back & we've...
Hello, I have had ITBS for a few years now. After dealing with it all this time, I have realized that it stems from having a very tight TFL muscle. I also...
I am not sure about this however, I am wondering if my tight IT bands did not lead to a hot spot on the rear of my heel which has now gone into plantar...
Did you specifically request to get reffered to a podiatrist. He/She can get your feet working better, if you are using them improperly. To be honest, telling...
I agree with Connie that suddenly changing the way you hold your feet when you walk, if the change is radical, could cause more problems. It'd work up to it. ...
Hi Ann, I do that PT move too. I think the muscles above the knee get weak in the bad knee when we don't alternate legs when going up and down stairs. That is...
I need your e-mail address before I can approve your application to the Yahoo ITBS Forum. Please send it to me (address above) along with a description of...
Hi All, Just wanted to share. I finally started using the strap on my right leg last week, above the knee. It was my better leg, however had the hip pain....
Is this a Patt strap? Or is it wider? If not a Patt strap, what's it called? Ann ... From: zumbergc To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004...
Ann, Its a generic brace from a Meijer (big grocery store) the brand is Mc David. I looked up the patt strap. It resembles it greatly, except this one has a...
Ann, Its specifically called the McDavid Jumpers Knee Strap (MD414), but as I said I was using it above the knee. I found it on amazon, so you can see a pic...
Thanks. Ann ... From: zumbergc To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 5:41 PM Subject: [itbs] Re: Relief using the strap Ann, Its specifically...
Connie I have hip pain as well as the flare up on the knee. Your email has really made my day! I am going to try on of those. I cant decide on the Pat Strap...
The McDavis, the one I am using is only like 17"long. Now I measured it with a tape measure, and don't know how much it might have stretched. Which depending...
My wife and I are training for the Rock n Roll Marathon in San Diego this June. Everything was going great 'till my last long run of 17.5 miles. My left kneee...
If your goal is to run the race stop running - you are probably in good enough shape to at least finish the race. Is this the first hint of pain or have there...
Hi Darin- I think the thing to consider is your goal in running this marathon..Is it just to finish a marathon with your wife, or are you looking to run a...
In the acute phase, cortisone can stop the process (in 1999 I began to get crippling ITBS in both knees -- I got cortisone shot into both bands, it worked...
Connie, I have a Patt Strap that I've been using. It is thin and about 18'' long and attached with a small velcro tongue. I'm not sure if it really works, but ...
cherylkurt@...
May 14, 2004 11:27 am
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Using a Patt strap for chondromalacia probably works by keeping the kneecap from riding up. I don't understand how a Patt strap can help with ITBS, but...
Cheryl, I actually ordered the ITband chopat yesturday and it amazingly enough showed up today. I was surprised, I ordered from Allegro Medical, on-line....
My IT Band injury actually started due to the Rock & Roll Marathon in San Diego... 2 years ago. if you give your body time to rest & feel significantly better...
I have just discovered your group, as having had no real joy with my doctor, I tried the internet and found this - not so happy band - of fellow sufferers. My...
I would say that almost everyone who joins this group (not counting people like me who are computer potatoes [credit for that goes to Sophie from the CP...
Hi all - I have been lurking for a few months now, listening to other stories and trying to figure my own injury out. I have some kind of injury - I've always...
Katie Brownell
eecutie@...
May 17, 2004 1:19 am
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I too went through many docs & PTs each giving me different Dx's (this was my right knee). One OS gave me 5 different Dx's, the last one being so horrible...
If anyone reads this that has had the IT band release surgery, PLEASE let me know how it went, recovery, etc... I'm dying to get back to my regular running but...
Hi Katie, One thing that is similiar from myself is that last year I was doing the PT, orthodics, working with a trainer too. Who did your orthodics? Was it a...
Hello all Its a long story however i will try and minimise it. Been fit and healthy for 26 years until i pulled a tendon in my toes which took how about 6...
I've been reading throught the archive messages about surgery. I've been dealing with my IT band injury for 2 years (brought on right after finishing the Rock...
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