How Do You Get Rid Of Iliotibial Band (IT) Syndrome (ITBS)?
As a collegiate distance runner and post-collegiate runner, the one injury that affected me early and often in my career was iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS). After experiencing recurring tightness in my IT band over a few years I finally developed a successful treatment and preventative routine for my IT band syndrome. It is an injury that can be totally debilitating for any runner, but quite easy to deal with you if you take a few minutes everyday to do some preventative exercises, stretching and self-massage. The steps below outline the routine that treated my IT band syndrome and has prevented it from resurfacing the past few years. Stop running if your IT band is severely tight or you are having a sharp pain on the outside of your knee where your IT band inserts your knee. If your IT band is not severe you may be able to continue running, but try to stick to soft running surfaces like dirt, crushed gravel, grass or a treadmill until it subsides. Avoid cement, sloped surfaces and ru
