09-01-11, 12:54 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: USA
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I've suffered from ITband stiffness off and on the last few years. I've used a band when it's really bad (and when I have alot of stiffness/soreness in my knee).
In 2005, I was training for the Philadelphia Marathon and after my final 20 mile long run I could barely walk after for a couple of days because my ITband was so tight. I ordered this band and used it for a couple of weeks prior to the race and then during the race. It really, really helped alot! I completed the marathon without any issues. http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/PRO010/ The key to the band is to position it in the correct spot (right above the outside knee where your leg starts to taper in). It's used as a preventative to stop the friction that causes the inflamation around the knee that causes the pain and stiffness (this is just "my" layman's understanding, I have no medical credentials). HTH, Kathy
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09-02-11, 06:35 AM | |
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: South Jersey
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6 YEARS? Wow. Have you seen anyone about it? ITB problems can progress to hip bursitis, which isn't going to respond to strengthening, etc. It may be time to rule out other possible problems, or at least to make sure you're correctly addressing any strength deficiencies.
Kathy's exactly right (of course!) about what the straps do; why I personally wouldn't mess with them is because in my mind, that would be a license to keep running through something that should be dealt with. And because the strap is re-routing the band locally, i.e., at the knee, I'm not sure how it would help your hip. Good luck; I've literally felt your pain and I know how frustrating it is!
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09-02-11, 09:27 AM | |
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Catskill Mountain area of NY
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I have also suffered from IT band pain, one of the worst and most frustrating things ever as a runner! I never tried the strap being discussed, but I have found that a combo of foam rolling my hip area, IT band and hip stretching, one legged squats, and hip abduction work have really helped keep mine IT band issues at bay. For hip abduction I typically tie a theraband around my ankles and side step as well as doing clam shells with theraband tied above the knee. This article may be of help http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=6099
Good Luck, as I know how very painful IT band syndrome can be. |
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cheryl soleway, denise beatty, fitball, iliotibial band, iliotibila band syndrome, it band, it band injury, it band syndrome |
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