IT Band Problems

BW_1972
BW_1972 Posts: 2 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Do you keep training and push through the pain or lay off for a week or two??

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  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,445 Member
    I tried to train through it and failed. I had to back off (not stop training completely) and roll the heck out of my hip to fix the pain in my knee. It took about 3 weeks of lower activity/rolling to get back on track.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Mine was aggravated by hills. I would still run if it wasn't painfull, but walk the hills. If it's painful even at an easy jog, rest and ice first, then stretch and roll.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    I missed about 6 weeks of running when mine acted up a number of years ago (my own fault......100km bike ride followed by a half-marathon a week later.....and I tried the foam rolling, stretching etc etc etc. That was when I discovered deep tissue massage, several intense sessions later I was running again (pain free) and have made a point of getting regular tuneup massages (except for now with the pandemic) since.

    You may be one of the lucky ones that is able to self-treat. Google "exercises for IT band syndrome", there's a lot of good information out there.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
    I'd say stop now before you do hurt your knee. Going through the pain, or working out when you are getting pain from it - not good idea at all.

    You could use some stretches. While you do some research, keep this info from studies in mind.
    https://exrx.net/ExInfo/Stretching


    These are some great PT's with advice.
    https://youtu.be/MO2ZNz03YEI


    And of course another great PT. Some disagreement. So be careful of where the problem really is.
    https://youtu.be/1iODncOLJnk

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