I have been an avid cycler for the better part of 4 years. I raced MTB a lot last season and trained for it almost every day. Lots of indoor and out door work....
My ITBS has been flaring up badly the last two or three days. At first I put it down to downhill skiing a little too long on Sunday, but now I'm wondering if...
Depends on what you mean by "knee" and what you mean by "injury". The knee is really a joint, so isn't an actual thing in itself, but it made up of many...
Hi, I was just wondering who here had continued to run through their ITBS and has gotten better or has "healed" completely? If yes, how many miles were you...
I agree that everyone's situation is different to some degree: at least, that's what I generally gather from this message board. That approach has worked for...
Hi there, As far as running through ITBS, when the initial (bad) pain occurs, just follow the standard advice: stop running for a couple weeks, take ibuprofen...
Hi All, Been doing the chiropractor thing with the back, and things are getting better slowly but surely. He's given me some exercises to do. Some basics,...
Hi All, I know some of us on this site have more pain in the hip region that they do in the normal itband knee pain area. IF you are having lots of this hip...
Hello, I had an ITBS attack a couple of years ago which made me walk with a limp for about a week. After i recovered my doc said my knee was still healthy, it...
Whenever I start having a bout of ITBS pain I notice the skin on the outside of my thigh seems to burn as well and is very sensitive to the touch. I thought it...
Hello, I have had ITBS for a couple of years now. I have recently noticed that whenever I sit, I can feel a "tightness" in my inner thigh area (adductor...
Hey all- Happy new year. 4 weeks post surgery on the ITB in my right knee. I am walking, climbing stairs and am generally able to do low impact day-to-day ...
I ordered two PattStraps Dec 2 for $15 pp. Now I see the price is up to $18.95. 27% increase after a nice positive endorsement in this list. Interesting... ...
After my two 5 mile runs back to back on Saturday and Sunday, I went running 6 miles on Wedesday. I have not been able to run 6 miles since my Marathon in ...
... Me too. There could be a connection in my case. In 2001 I hearniated a disc in my low back. See: http://home.att.net/~drt-3d/DrT/health/McKenzie.htm (this...
Question for someone, anyone: I have/use a Nike patella-band strap, which one can purchase in the running store but which looks and is different from the...
... "Why does it work? We feel the band holds the tendon close to the knee joint thereby relieving the friction rub..." I guess I don't understand why holding...
I read that some of you are using massage to alleviate ITBS. I was just walking through the local mall and noticed a new massage store, so I stopped in and...
Hey all- Thought I would drop in a quick message immediately post-surgery. I had my right knee (worse of the two) scoped yesterday. I had a local so I was...
Just wanted to pass some encouragement on to all of you. Although I am a recent sufferer of ITBS, after 4 weeks of ice massage, stretching, Ibuprofen and TOTAL...
Hey guys- If any of you are left who had one bout after something strenuous (me, my first marathon) and got back into running fine after some time, exercises...
Can someone explain what Pattstraps are and how they work? ... I am trying to understand how IT develops. Had you ran close to 15 miles before this run? I...
I've been suffering from my last bout of ITB pain since early March '04. For the last several months I've really backed off of cycling and rarely try running....
Hi All, I just wanted to post a short update. Its been just over a week from my surgery and I was able to ride the bike for 20 minutes, granted it was slow,...
I joined this group probably three weeks ago. I haven't written much but have sent some short replies to others questions. However, I have relised that I am...
Part IV (last) of my posting: Armed with the things I learned from my previous experiments, I went for my standard 5 mile Sunday run today, with my friend Dan....
Hi Lisa (and anyone who wants to know) I like my orthodics a lot- I just got them and am in the breaking in period- but I think that I will probably only wear...
Part III of my posting: On Thursday (Thanksgiving) I decided to do a few experiments. First I warmed up by running a mile. Discomfort was already present....
Part II of my posting: After my half marathon attempt and while things have worsen, a normal person would have just done what everyone (including my PT)...
Greetings, I joined this list two weeks ago... As a reminder, I ran my first Marathon October 10th. Training went fine and never had a single running injury...
