I am a fit, active (when my knees work) 65-year-old who used to run, ski, play tennis, etc. until knee(s) gave out over two years ago. I I never had an ITB...
Hi, Joan. I'm 64 and I'm either going to have a TKR on Oct. 17 or I'm not. My problems are chondromalacia and crumbling menisci. I used to have ITBS and even...
I recieved 2 cortizone injections last year that didn't work. had ITB surgery. reoccurence in the surgery leg and ITBS started in the other. Got a cortizone...
I've had two cortisone shots, one in each leg. One worked and one didn't. Go figure! No side effects for me. What really worked for me was time. A lot of...
... I would like to add some personal observations/theories on this subject, that comes up frequently. I am not a doctor or any way qualified to give ...
Back in 1994 I had such a shot--horrible but it did help. I wasn't diagnosed with ITBS until 2 years ago. The orth. had said the pain was due to trochanter...
The one leg that it did work on is still good! symptoms never came back. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
To be honest, the recovery was one of the toughest times I have ever faced and I had a rough time. The surgery did loosen my ITB but didn't take away all of...
Hi all, I thought I would write a note to update you on my progress... I have been hurting alot and not finding any hope all summer. In August, I had custom...
OK, thought I'd offer my comments up for some of the newbies on the list. :) I am not a runner, or athletic in any shape or form, lol. But I have slight...
Several years ago I got ITBS in both knees & cortisone shots in both. It totally and hopefully forever stopped it in my left knee. However, it came back in...
t-bird, I'm sorry to be a nag, but I really want to know more in detail what the recovery was like. Were you able to walk shortly after surger? How long did...
I was on crutches for about 3 days. I was never "bed-rested" although I was lazy!! :) I attended classes the days after surgery. PT lasted for about 2 months...
MRI and 2 x-rays. 3 doctors.... 6 months of rehab before surgery.... and a lot more before surgery was considered. ... but ... months ... in ... shortly ... ...
I just ran across this article: http://uconnsportsmed.uchc.edu/patientinfo/faqs/leg/faq_ecs.html I've been in the chondromalacia forum and the ITBS forum for...
Hello all! I'm new to this forum but not exactly new to ITBS. My first encounter occured two years ago about two weeks after my first marathon. I had no...
With my experience, I would say don't run through it. I ran my first and last marathon 3 years ago. I had slight ITBS problems before the marathon but none ...
Thanks Dan. Sorry to hear how bad your ITB is. I really don't plan to run through the pain, but I was hoping to get through more than a couple of miles. At...
Beth, Here is the scoop. You need to stop running now. See an orthopedic surgeon and have a cortisone injection under your ITB at the knee by Wednesday. ...
I'm 5wks post op from a pie-crusting technique and my ITB is much looser, but unfortunately, I'm getting a large scar tissue buildup under the incision most...
Paul, Thank you! It's so encouraging to hear the odd success story. I've already stopped running and started swimming. I also have an orthopedic appt for...
Beth, in case you didn't know, Paul is an MD. Ann ... From: pbrown5646@... To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:22 PM Subject: Re:...
Beth, I am running Chicago this year also (my third). I had a bad case (is there a good case?) of ITBS while training for the 2004 race. I had to stop running...
What is ART therapy? Maybe this will benefit me... Thanks, Dan ... === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
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