Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome – A Runner’s Worst Nightmare
One of the most common causes of pain at the knee, hip, or both, especially in active individuals, is known as Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome, or ITB tendonitis for short. The IT Band attaches to...
View ArticleIT Band Syndrome
What is it? How is does it occur? Iliotibial band syndrome The Iliotibial band or IT band is a long band of dense connective tissue that runs from the hip to the outside of the lower leg. The IT band...
View ArticleShould I run on a treadmill or outside?
When it comes to running, most runners have their preference as to their favorite running surface. Some enjoy running on a treadmill. A treadmill helps to maintain your desired pace, keep track of...
View ArticleTrigger Points
What are they? Trigger points are taut bands of skeletal muscle that develop following either acute trauma or repetitive micro trauma. Following an injury, the muscles near the injured tissue, joint,...
View ArticleDistance Runners & Iliotibial band syndrome
Whenever a person begins a running program aches and pains are expected, however in some cases knee pain can be caused from an underlying condition. Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most...
View ArticleCould my knee pain be arthritis?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease causing disability, affecting more than 7 million people in the United States. It is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown and...
View ArticleRun better not less
Throughout your running career, you will experience various types of aches and pains, most of which you will try to ‘run through’. What you may not be aware of is the compensation patterns that start...
View ArticleIliotibial Band Friction Syndrome – A Runner’s Worst Nightmare
One of the most common causes of pain at the knee, hip, or both, especially in active individuals, is known as Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome, or ITB tendonitis for short. The IT Band attaches to...
View ArticleIT Band Syndrome
What is it? How is does it occur? Iliotibial band syndrome The Iliotibial band or IT band is a long band of dense connective tissue that runs from the hip to the outside of the lower leg. The IT band...
View ArticleShould I run on a treadmill or outside?
When it comes to running, most runners have their preference as to their favorite running surface. Some enjoy running on a treadmill. A treadmill helps to maintain your desired pace, keep track of...
View ArticleTrigger Points
What are they? Trigger points are taut bands of skeletal muscle that develop following either acute trauma or repetitive micro trauma. Following an injury, the muscles near the injured tissue, joint,...
View ArticleDistance Runners & Iliotibial band syndrome
Whenever a person begins a running program aches and pains are expected, however in some cases knee pain can be caused from an underlying condition. Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most...
View ArticleCould my knee pain be arthritis?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease causing disability, affecting more than 7 million people in the United States. It is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown and...
View ArticleRun better not less
Throughout your running career, you will experience various types of aches and pains, most of which you will try to ‘run through’. What you may not be aware of is the compensation patterns that start...
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