1. Overuse Like I said above, IT band syndrome is typically an overuse injury. As we bend and extend our legs, the IT band glides over the upper thigh bone and top of the shinbone.

If you're experiencing pain or swelling on the outside of your knee, the problem may not be with the joint itself, but rather the iliotibial, or IT band, tendon. IT band syndrome is a common overuse ...

Iliotibial band syndrome is a condition that results in pain on the outer side of the knee. When you follow the IT band down the side of the leg, it covers the boney area on the outside of the knee.

Iliotibial Band Syndrome: How to Treat This Common Overuse Training Injury U.S. soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, run toward the finish line during Dragoon Week at Rose Barracks ...