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Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Posted January 12th, 2007 at 11:11 AM by Jim Fortner

Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab

Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TFS. Also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.

iliotibial-band.jpgThe most important thing about an Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) injury is to determine and correct what is causing it.

The first step is to give it sufficient time to heal properly. That usually means no running for at least a couple of weeks, and sometimes up to 6 weeks in severe cases. In most cases, trying to “run through the injury” is counterproductive. “Busting your butt” in an attempt to strengthen the ITB to get past this problem just exacerbates the problem.

The next step is to analyze the potential causes of the injury.
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