I am happy to have found this list. I am a 60 year old woman who is currently having a problem with ITB. I have never been a runner but please don't hold it...
I don't know that a Ortopedist will do anything more than tell you to continue with PT. That was what my Orthopedist did. The thing that really helped me was...
Thanks Chris, I just called a friend's friend who does deep tissue massage. I had been thinking about it anyway but your recommendation sealed the deal. I have...
I will be seeing the myofacial deep tissue massage therapist tomorrow. I have been reading many of your posts and found one about the possibility of a...
Thank you Scott for telling your experience. I see the myofacial therapist this afternoon. She sounded promising in our conversation. I have high hopes for her...
I'm just home from my myofacial deep tissue massage. I think it is helping. She mentioned that I should ask the PT at my session tomorrow if he notices a...
I just want to let you all know that my ITBS is fading fast. My PT says it is because I am gettin stronger in the right places. I think that may be so. At the...
I want to post an update for my condition. I still have the ITB. It is somewhat better than it was with the increasing strength of my hip and core muscles. I...
I've gotten in on the end of this thread. If you're having hip pain, have you looked into bursitis? I suddenly came down with it & got cortisone shots, which...
Thanks, I do not have hip pain. My family doctor feels that the perceived knee problem is because of my hip. She said that I had a hamstring strain/spain? The...
While I have not heard about pt causing itb, I can share my own experience. My problem began in the fall while I was training for a marathon. I had gradually...
Dear all, Donna mentioned that injuries one had overcome can come back during pregnancy. Has anyone been cured of itbs and itbs returned during (or: because...
I suspect the myofascial massage will help a lot. Ann ... From: mdougherty22000 To: itbs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:04 AM Subject:...
I have am using MAT - Muscle Activation Technique. I was referred to this approach from my yoga instructor. So far - 2 sessions - the technique has reduced...
The myofascial massage helped a little. I had my last PT appointment yesterday. I am trying to narrow it down as to what exercises I was doing at PT when the...
I forgot to thank Donna for her insight concerning the use of hip machines and ITBS. I had a bike accident ten years ago where I fell on my left side. I lost...
Driving definitely makes the area near where i have pain when bicycling hurt, or more accurately sore. I don't think it ever gets to be a sharp pain like the...
I bought the online tutorial for $14.95. It was somewhat useful. I'm not sure it has changed anything about my treatment. I can't say that I think it is worth...
Michele, I completely can relate to your frustration. Like I mentioned on a previous post, I had no success treating my ITBS with my first PT since he...
I appreciate all of your advice. Last night I read some information from the AARP that explains that older people who have a change in their gait due to injury...
... Maybe for some people (possibly the majority), but not for everyone (including me). I got severe ITBS after my first marathon in 2004. I managed to...
George, Coupled with no more adductor/abductor machine exercises, I have done nothing new either except stretch real good AFTER my runs. I am back to running...
Well, I decided to seek the opinion of an orthopedic specialist who helped me with an injured shoulder 9 years ago. He has decided that I do not have ITBS as...
The menisci in one of my knees is falling apart. Actually both, but one is much more truculent. An MRI may show tears, esp. if it's a contrast MRI. Does it...
Greetings. I was delighted to find this group. My doctor just diagnosed me with ITBS. I'm not a runner. The ITBS showed up after I was treated for lower back...
... Greetings. I had a chiropractic treatment that helped a lot. The ITBS showed up a few days after my second adjustment. My tendons are all very tight (low...
Kim, did your doc tell you about stretching exercises? You find some really useful streching ex. on the web. They have helped me alot. Nora ... -- Psssst!...
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