I'm thinking I need to go to the doctor? Last week I started at a new gym and when doing the leg press machine I felt pain in the outside of my right knee,...
Can someone please explain, in layman's terms, the options for dealing with ITBS pain? Is the objective to relieve the tightness? In the past mine was only bad...
The object of surgery for ITBS appears to be eliminating friction between the ITB at the knee and the underlying bone/tissues(bursa). The posterior(back ...
Paul - what are the Frederick exercises? I'm up for trying anything. My pain is 90% in my hip, are there any out there who have had a surgical procedure to...
Hi Mike, Here is a link to the fredericson stuff, at least some of it. http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2000/02_00/fredericson.htm Like you I have most of...
The Fredericson exercises for ITBS are archived at this website. They are from an article in the Physician and Sportsmedicine, February 2000. Hip pain is not...
Paul, You are a great success story for overcoming ITBS and returning to high level performance. I know about your surgery, but how have you changed your...
Went to see a consultant surgeon today in a major orthopedic hospital in
England.I have had ITBS symptoms for over 2 years.Recently the pain has
worsened and I...
So did you tape it just above the knee? ... From: Kevin Bull To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 1:56 PM Subject: [itbs] Gobsmacked Went to...
Yes I did.Tension of the tape should be so you can just feel it but not
uncomfortable. Kevin ... From: itbs@yahoogroups.com Date: 08/03/04 21:16:45 To:...
Re: IT band release. One of my OS's told me the same thing, but the other said it was successful. Paul -- how many years has it been since you had yours...
Chris, I was very naive about marathon running when I got injured. Specifically I increased my mileage very quickly in a short period of time in preparation...
Paul -- you mentioned building connective tissues strength. Do you think there comes a time when a person is "too old" to build connective tissue strength? ...
Paul My doctor said that surgery is my only option now. I have been through 6 months of PT and it hasn't gotten any better. How long did it take you to be ...
ashleyrunner@...
Aug 4, 2004 7:02 pm
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Ashley, I started running 6 weeks post-op. I would run 10 minutes every other day on a track and gradually worked my way up. My surgery was in July, 1999 and...
As you get older your connective tissue loses flexibility but I have never heard that connective tissue will not adapt to physiologic stress due to age. Paul ...
Thanks. Ann ... From: pbrown5646@... To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [itbs] Training Question for Paul As...
My first posting to the group, glad you are here. My son just developed ITBS after a 60 mile week of running including many hill runs. Despite my warning him...
Brian Allen
surfscoter@...
Aug 5, 2004 3:11 pm
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Thanks for your info. I think that I am going to try to hold out until after my USAF marathon in Dayton. My doctor has givin me some Vioxx to take in the ...
ashleyrunner@...
Aug 6, 2004 2:33 pm
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Does the Patt-Strap slow you down when running? How much does it affect your stride? Thanks, BA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Brian Allen
surfscoter@...
Aug 6, 2004 3:26 pm
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I have not had any problem with it slowing me down..maybe because if I go any slower I would be walking??? Ha. Just kidding. The strap itself doesn't slow me. ...
BA The strap doesn't really slow you down but I had problems with it falling down a lot. By the way do not try to run through it or you will experience more ...
ashleyrunner@...
Aug 9, 2004 5:48 pm
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As far as recovery time, it varies a lot. I think when I suddenly developed ITBS when I was in my early 20s, I took a month off. At that time, I wasn't doing...
I found a well designed knee strap by Ace at my drugstore the other day. Part of it is a roll that exerts more pressure than a flat strap would, I think. The...
Hi, I am new to the group and like the majority I am suffering from ITBS. It has been two months plus now; during this time I have participated in physical...
Are you using the foam rollar, the stick, or tennis ball to get the trigger points in your butt region, or other areas of your leg. It really has helped me...
Some people on this list have had surgery and found it worked well, but they will have to respond. I found that taking time off from anything that brings on...
Hi folks, I just wanted to report that since last visiting my PT and him telling me to shorten my stride I have been able to run rather comfortably. My leg...
Thanks for these great sites for stretching. I did visit the podiatrist yesteryday in fact and he said that I had a half inch leg length discrepancy (being...
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