You’ll often hear runners talking about their IT band. But what it actually is, or why we need to look after it, is somewhat lesser known. Short for iliotibial band, the IT band is a thick band ...

Tight hip flexors can cause noticeable pain and stiffness, and if you’re not using mobility and stretching exercises to ... through your hips), and Iliotibial band syndrome.

Iliotibial band friction syndrome is a common cause of knee pain in long distance runners. The pain is caused by friction of the iliotibial band over the lateral epicondyle of the femur. Two hundred ...

UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine ... pain during running in runners with recent onset (less than two weeks) iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS). Methods: Eighteen ...

The iliotibial band is a thick strip of connective tissue that runs from the outer hip down to the shinbone. Research suggests that iliotibial band syndrome ... the LCL to stretch beyond its ...

Tight hip flexors can cause noticeable pain and stiffness, and if you’re not using mobility and stretching exercises to ... through your hips), and Iliotibial band syndrome.