IT Band Syndrome is a very commonly diagnosed ailment in runners and active adults. If pain presents on the outside of your hip, thigh or knee. The symptoms often feel like tightness, and we see our clients try to stretch their IT band to get out of pain. Spoiler alert: stretching your IT band is not an effective treatment!
This paper published in 2020 looked at stiffness of the IT band and runner’s with IT band pain. “Following six weeks of physiotherapy, hip muscle strength (all directions but abduction), pain and lower extremity function were significantly improved. IT band stiffness, however, was found to be increased compared to baseline measurements.”
With increased stiffness came decreased pain. Therefore, increasing the mobility of the IT band and/or its associated muscles is not an effective treatment. A much more effective plan is to stop stretching the IT band and look at mechanics and strength instead!
If you have IT band pain and stretching did not help you, we can help!
IT Band Syndrome: It’s Not Tightness!
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At PXM, we firmly believe that the human body is powered by movement and yours is no exception. We help you get out of pain and back to the activities you love with our 3 Step Process:
Dr. Danielle Ivie, DPT, CSCS
Powered by Movement, LLC
Hanley Industrial Ct., Brentwood, MO 63144
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- POWER UP: Diagnose and understand the root cause of your pain.
- POWER BOOST: Create a custom plan for you to restore function and get back to doing what you love.
- POWER PEAK: Optimize your strength and performance to prevent pain from returning.
Dr. Danielle Ivie, DPT, CSCS
Powered by Movement, LLC
Hanley Industrial Ct., Brentwood, MO 63144
314-252-0504 | www.poweredxmovement.com 
