If you swear you experience IT band “tightness,” you may be feeling a sensation that’s caused by tightness in the muscles surrounding the hip and IT band. The most common IT band stretch ...

And there’s one particular area that can cause lower body joint aches: the IT band. “This piece of connective tissue runs along the outside part of your thigh to connect the hip, knee and shin ...

This week we are going to discuss the iliotibial band syndrome and the iliotibial band friction syndrome, two pathologies which can cause significant discomfort for the sufferer, however ...

Iliotibial band friction syndrome is a common cause of knee pain in long distance runners. The pain is caused by friction of the iliotibial band over the lateral epicondyle of the femur. Two hundred ...

It picks up the hip flexors, the ITB, the rectus femoris on the front of the quads and the TFL. It also stretches that whole sling of connective tissue up through the abdominals.’ Paton says ...

The iliotibial band (ITB) runs from your hip to your knee, crossing both joints. ITB syndrome, otherwise known as ITB impingement, is one of the most painful conditions that can befall a runner.