Hi, I created and maintain the itbs.info website and I've felt badly for a LONG time that the info is getting out of date.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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
A less expensive alternative. A PT suggested I get a 2 liter pop bottle to use. Keep filled with water and the cap on tight. It works just like the roller. ...
Tilt your pelvis forward and up like you are trying to reach your chin, but keep your back straight and your head straight, looking in front not down.. Hold...
Up which way? Up away from the bad knee? Ann ... From: Kate Chater To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 1:45 PM Subject: RE: [itbs] ItBand...
Hey Connie PT showed me a tensor fascia/hip flexor stretch that might help. You kneel down on both knees then bend the non stretch leg up in front, like a ...
They are a large 6 inch Diameter high density foam roller used for rolling up and down the side of the leg over the IT Band. I liken it to a large rolling ...
Helen, The foam roller I have I bought from a PT I had been seeing ($20) but it is possible to obtain them online for as much. Just do a google search and you...
I joined this group about two weeks ago hoping to find help with my itbs and have noticed several pepole mention the foam roller. I haven't come across this...
Supplement "cures" have no proven value to my knowledge. They have been hyped on this website by chiropractors and others. It is hard to rationalize how a...
Hi All, Got a friend at the gym who has some itband pain. Pretty much from her hip down to the knee on the itband. Anyone know of any stretches besides ones...
Good luck in your recovery.. Thought I would mention some on my recovery as well, maybe it will help you not get discouraged if your recovery takes longer...
And in case you don't know, Paul is an MD. Ann ... From: pbrown5646@... To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:47 PM Subject: Re:...
Based on what I've read here over the last -- I don't know -- 4 yrs? -- if my ITBS returned, I would hobble as fast as I could to the nearest OS who had yrs of...
I was just reading the posts regarding "making ITBS worse" and feel I am experiencing similar issues. I am training to become a Paramedic with a fire dept....
I waited 9 months and tried everything for my ITB to heal. I then researched the surgical option and found the procedure to be very effective and minimal ...
Luke, I am post surgery as well, but my case has been pretty extreme in that I haven't been able to walk because my IT Band was sooo tight it was ridiculous....
surgery was a very last resort for me. But I too, had tried everything for 2.5 years. It was kinda my last hope to get my life/training back! Duke Williams...
I've contemplated surgery many times, but every doctor, chiropractor and PT I've seen tell me that I'll heal eventually. Obviously, I'm starting to wonder... ...
Have you ever thought about the surgery option? I am 10months post op & training for a half Ironman.. It was 6 months of recovery hell..but I can now see the...
hello all, i'm a first time poster, but long time reader. i've been battling itbs for over 2 years now. just when i think i'm making progress, it acts up...
Kate, I am using a product called "Tripleflex". Details: Nature Made Triple Strength TripleFlex 150 Cap. Glucosamine 1,500 mg/Chondroitin 1,200 mg/MSM 250 mg ...
Hey Connie, Thanks for the tip on the stomach problems, I can be prone so I will watch out for it. Just wondering what dose you take? I decided to go with the ...
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