CH Runners
Running => Running => Topic started by: CheryG on September 21, 2014, 03:06:29 PM
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For the past month and a half or so I've been trying to work through an IT band injury. It would bring me to a halt at exactly one mile. I accomplished nothing treating it on my own, dry needling and being more vigilant about stretching and strengthening bought me a whopping half of a mile. The second dry needling didn't add mileage. So I googled and found this:
http://b-reddy.org/2012/03/04/the-best-damn-it-band-stretch-ever/ (http://b-reddy.org/2012/03/04/the-best-damn-it-band-stretch-ever/)
The best damn IT band stretch ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Gz1Y6327A#)
It was the only thing that was able to re-create the pain I had been feeling, so I kept doing the stretch over the past two days until it didn't hurt anymore.
I was able to run two miles today and the knee didn't whimper at all. Woot!
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Looks like a good deep stretch in the TFL, in the front of the hip. I've read recently that's the place to hit for IT band pain relief! It's not as obvious as the usual places but good to know it's doing the trick!
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Interesting, will try it tomorrow.
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meri, let me know how you like it, I'm intrigued. It doesn't really feel like much, but it did the trick. Amazingly.
caito- I do think it's hitting the TFL better than most, but for me it seems to be the whole shebang- if I hold the stretch and then let the toe drop, I lose the effect. Same if I hold it and then let my abs go. It had to be everything at once.