This article, from Medscape, was written by a first-year resident who went to N.O. (where he was from) to help. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/512725_1...
I feel compelled to write an ITBS success story. I began my journey with ITBS just over 2 years ago on a long climbing trip carrying a heavy pack. I took...
Congratulations! I was thinking of writing a similar email... Even though my condition was much milder than yours... It started last October, a year ago, after...
Congratulations to both of you, and allow me to add myself to the hopefully cured ITBS club; I had to give in to it a year ago 5 weeks before my last marathon....
Hi, I created and maintain the itbs.info website and I've felt badly for a LONG time that the info is getting out of date. Because I don't have ITBS anymore...
I'm sorry, I wouldn't be able to spend enough time at that. I'd also be really sorry if the great communication we've had in this forum got drained off to a...
Hello! I feel a little odd writing to the group. I've written in the past, I think, with an ITBS problem. I was dx'd by a family dr. as having ITBS, and I...
Where you describe the pain is exactly where the itband, on the outside of the leg, running from the knee to the hip. A friend at the gym, recently told me of...
If you are sitting a lot, do you sit with your legs crossed? If so, you should try to get in the habit of crossing at the ankles and not at the knee, it's...
Thanks for responding, Connie. Yes, the pain runs along the outside of my leg, from the knee joint up to the hip. In the past, I have had pain around the...
Hello, Linda! Thanks for responding to my question. I get in all kinds of weird positions when I sit. Sometimes I cross my legs. Sometimes I sit in a chair...
Hey Donna Don't forget to ice regularly when it flares up, and take anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen. I would also be careful about how much you are doing....
... From: "dsal" dsal@... ... I would like to make a comment here since you mentioned "shoots". Normally, ITBS pain is not of the "shooting" type, back...
I think one of the worst things a person can do for ITBS is sit with their feet under a desk all day. If you have that kind of job, try finding something to...
Hi Donna, Someone already mentioned it, but the shooting pain does sound more like a nerve or compression issue in the back . If you aren't wearing your...
Hi Stew, I do not participate in the itbs discussion group because I am not suffering from the condition any longer either. Well, at least I have it under...
No, if the knees are bent, you're letting the IT band relax. If you let it relax too much, it may shrink. How about an ottoman? Ann ... From: dsal To:...
Someone (Ann?) said how hard it is on the ITB to sit in an office chair all day. I heartily agree! To combat the pain, I've lowered my chair as much as I...
yes. i sit on a big ball at work. i'm sure that my office-mates think it looks dumb, but it keeps my torso upright and constantly changes the muscles that are...
The ball sounds like a great idea. As a 63-yr-old, I'm qualified to give unsolicited advice to youngsters (anyone under 63) and my advice to everyone out...
Ann, lol, your post made me laugh! Lots of good advice there. Hmmm, does this mean I'm qualified to give advice to those babies under 39 - I like this logic!...
OK, i got the short thing going on too. Find a stool, or a plastic box, crate which is the height you need so your feet don't dangle. All that dangling caused...
Also don't forget about -- oh hell, I forget what they call it -- when the blood can't get pumped up out of your legs and you get clots. If you sit all day...
Hello again, everyone. First of all, thanks to all of you for caring about me and helping me out! My goodness, you are all so helpful. Hey, since you're all...
Ann, "try to kick sugar"?? That means kicking chocolate?!? You'll need to kill me first! LOL, Donna ... to give unsolicited advice to youngsters (anyone...
I don't have a way of coping. However, I have a tendancy for my legs to flare out, and roll to the outsides of my feet. Bad habit i sometimes find myself...
Well, they do say dark chocolate is good for you. Of course, dark chocolate and milk chocolate and NOT the same!! And if the chocolate is merely a covering...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
