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I have the same experience as Ann -- I have consistent tightness and "crankiness" in my hip, and unless I warm up and stretch the hip thoroughly before...
Greg Munno
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Mar 1, 2006
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She is right..and i didn't know that people on here were able to diagnose without proper credentials.. ... From: Ann To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
carol
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Feb 28, 2006
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Paul -- maybe the people defining it have never had it. Since the IT band goes all the way up into the hip, if the band begins to hurt at the knee, a person...
Ann
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Feb 28, 2006
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Paul, I just did a literature search on the NIH infrared LED light and wound healing. There is evidence suggestive of wound healing, and speed of wound...
kathy
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Feb 27, 2006
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ITBS is defined as an overuse friction bursitis of the iliotibial band at the level of the lateral epicondyle of the femur. Pain originating in the hip or ...
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Feb 27, 2006
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HI, does anyone have any info regarding ITBS around the hip and down to the middle thigh area? That's where mine starts, not at the knee. I can't run, it...
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Feb 26, 2006
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Heat increases blood flow to the area which may slightly hasten healing but light waves do not penetrate the skin layer. The heat also increases the ...
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Feb 24, 2006
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Has anyone trying using an infrared light to help heal itbs? I just bought on of these lights and have used it for two days. I feel like it helps, my knee...
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Feb 24, 2006
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Feb 24, 2006
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Hello Group! Any advice on IT band problems with the tensor fascia latae muscle at the top of the IT band?? I've been battling it since Oct. and am...
Angie Jones
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Feb 21, 2006
7:27 pm
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I think as you've already found there is no magic bullet for this although the patt-strap did/does help me considerably ... my pain though is where the band...
Sean Mayhew
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Feb 10, 2006
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Hello group.........I have been dealing with ITBS for over 1 year. I have had shots, pt, active release, graston, ultra sound , custom inserts and I bought a...
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Feb 8, 2006
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I felt better after the cortisone injections but the ITBS came back when I ran more. I would go slow but if you can run pain free 6 weeks after the injection...
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Feb 7, 2006
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I think your plan makes sense but with ITBS you never know what will happen until you try running again. Running the mileage necessary for a spring marathon...
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Feb 7, 2006
1:36 am
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Over-use of cortisone can thin the tissues. that's why they don't like to do it too many times in one spot. Also be warned -- if you ever take cortisone...
Ann Stewart
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Feb 7, 2006
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My PT showed me how to do shallow-to-deep tissue massage around the knee by using a pencil eraser and massage cream. It's great! You can go really deep in...
Ann Stewart
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Feb 7, 2006
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Hi everyone. First post on this board...very good experiential stories and insights from others. I developed my first bout of ITBS on Jan 1st this year 9...
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Feb 6, 2006
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Oh, ok. So it sounds like you're saying you over-did it. I'm not a runner, so hopefully others will give you suggestions on that front. As far as maintenance...
dsal
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Feb 6, 2006
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Success has been hard to come by, but feel that I am almost there now. I completed my first marathon in Dec 2002 after training with Hal Higdon’s ...
rachel waits
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Feb 6, 2006
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Your story sounds similar to mine. I had back pain problems due to a disc herniation in L5-S1 in 2002. I ran my first marathon in 2004. I did not think...
DrT (George Themelis)
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Feb 6, 2006
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Thanks for the prompt reply. My biggest mistake and the onset was caused by increasing my mileage to rapidly prior to the marathon. I ran a 20 mile race three...
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Feb 6, 2006
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Hi, Rob. Glad to hear you're feeling better! I had a series of three cortisone shots for my IT Band. But I suspect that my ITB problems have more to do with...
dsal
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Feb 6, 2006
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I would like to say hi and introduce myself. I have been suffering from ITB since 10/16/05. I ran the Columbus marathon and mile 7 ITB started acting up ran...
rose11945
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Feb 6, 2006
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5525
Hello! When I joing this group I was expecting to gain insight into ITBS and as a last resort I was considering having surgery. Since I have been having ART...
carol
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Jan 28, 2006
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Marty, You are right; most medical doctors know didly squat about ITBS. I would only go to an MD who was known in the running community. Most ITBS will ...
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Jan 28, 2006
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Paul, I am so glad that you found a way to treat your itbs successfully. I know that it is a great feeling to be able to run again after suffering with this. I...
Marty Cowen
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Jan 27, 2006
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And that's been the routine, an adjustment every 2-3 years for me ... I don't understand two things: 1) Why do you need to have an adjustment every couple of...
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Jan 27, 2006
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Replying/commenting to two different emails.... ... The word "pinched" to me implies that something (nerve) is stuck under something else and all need to do is...
DrT (George Themelis)
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Jan 26, 2006
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I guess it works for some & not for others. When I went to that one chiro, it was because I had hurt my spine at about T4 & the pain wasn't going away &...
Ann Stewart
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Jan 26, 2006
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I'm highly educated & prefer logically based science, sometimes to a fault, but I became a believer in chiropractic through personal experience (against my...
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