, then ice it some more. Also, check that you are not wearing old shoes, and try running on the other side of the road if the pain is one-sided. Lower your mileage.Medical treatmentIf your footwear or gait is causing ITBS, you may need orthoses or build

This eight-stretch routine will keep you flexible in all your main running muscles. Follow it after every run, or once or twice a week – it depends how naturally flexible you are. If you’re pushed for time, try the three-minute alternatives; if you need to work more on a spec...

, the quads and hamstrings will have to pick up the slack. This throws off the alignment and mechanics of the entire leg and can lead to knee and foot problems."If you’ve ever had iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) you’ve experienced this trickle-down effect

, the quads and hamstrings will have to pick up the slack. This throws off the alignment and mechanics of the entire leg and can lead to knee and foot problems."If you’ve ever had iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) you’ve experienced this trickle-down effect

under the 20 minute mark, I couldn't touch my toes, my ITB (iliotibial band, the muscle that runs from your hip to your knee on the outside of your leg) seemed to be made out of concrete and my balance was similar to that of a career alcoholic.To be a

muscles, which means they help turn the leg outwards. If these muscles are tightening up, the knee will move out laterally, causing the heels to clip. It is very important to stretch out the glutes, because other issues, such as sciatica and ITB

could be an inflamed bursa (cushioning pad) underneath the iliotibial band. Such inflammation usually occurs following a direct fall onto the hip, or because of a tight ITB that is increasing the friction between the tissues and the femur beneath. (There

and to the outside of the knee. It's caused by a tight iliotibial band (ITB), a band of connective tissue that runs down the outside of your thigh to the top of the tibia bone on the lower leg. Pain comes on after a certain distance, on downhill sections or if you

work, and benefit of orthoticsShin splints - new shoes worked!Shin splints - part 2Shin splints - part 3Knee Cartilage operation - is it too early to run?General - various knee problems and solutionsInner-knee pain - doctors converse…ITBS - High heels

Osgood-Schlatters diseasePatellar TendinitisPosterior Compartment SyndromeRunner's KneeUpper-leg injuriesHamstring InjuriesMuscle HerniaQuadriceps InjuriesHip injuriesAdductor InjuriesIliotibial (Fricton) Band Syndrome (ITBS)