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glbrum posted 1 year ago.
you need to strengthen your hamstring andquad of the affected leg as well as your gluteus medius. Abductors and adductors while you're at it.. Also you need to be stretching your hams, quads, piriformis, hip flexors, calves and the rest of your body for that matter.
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kona_expat posted 1 year ago.
Yep, what glbrum said.
These injuries are never isolated things. Search the forum here, I've posted a gazillion times on ITBS and what to troubleshoot. Sure you need to get your TFL to settle down, but then you need to find the root cause and fix it
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hakadoru posted 1 year ago.
I had a challenging bout with my ITB right at the hip. What worked best for me was a combination of yoga, a foam roller that you can pick up online from a PT site, and trying to eat healthy.
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OzTriGuy posted 1 year ago.
You need to address the real problem but a physio or good massage therapist can loosen your ITB off for you. IT will be very uncomfortable the first time:eek: I'm, going to try and get a foam roller when I get to a point where I don't need the physio as much.
This only treats the sympton though. You should consider seeing a professional about finding the root of the problem. Someone would be guessing if they tried to diagnose the cause without seeing you. Mine for example, is in the right leg and is the result of a muscle imbalance in the upper leg, but others may be caused by other problems. Its also interesting to note that with high volume these problems will also pop up and will need to be managed, but should require less attention as the real issues are sorted out.
Since around Mid-december whenever I have run, I have experienced soreness on the outside of my knee. Multiple trainers at my gym have said that is probably the IT Band, and that I should be stretching it before running. I have been doing that and still been experiencing soreness. Is this something that I should keep stretching and stay away from the treadmill for a couple weeks, or do you think I should be concerned that this is something else? Any similar occurances and methods of remedying are much appreciated.
Thanks.