Comments on: Dealing and Running with Iliotibial Band Syndrome

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:02:15 +0000

I’ve never imagined i will go back to this page to check your tips on ITB. Now that i have ITB, i’ll have to do this.im now focusing on doing strict Pose Method run.

Cheers!

By: i2runner

i2runner — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:21:58 +0000

Hi Domino, sorry for the late reply. That’s great to hear you’re doing OK now. I’m not entirely OK, I think I have a new unknown knee problem. The pain feels like it’s inside the knee bone. So it’s a little scary on my part. The good news is I can still walk fast.

I’ll be running the Fit N Right this coming Sunday. I’ll just do a fast 5K, so my knees won’t have to suffer much. Are you going there? Hope to meet you soon!

By: domino

domino — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:34:54 +0000

I just bought one yesterday. Haha. I hafta say, the roller feels great. It doesn’t put you in nearly as much pain as Coach Titus does but I seriously think it works! I looked up bullrunner’s site and I’ve been taking pointers as to how to use it there. I ran with Coach Titus yesterday and my ITB felt tight BUT not painful. For now, the ITBS is gone– for the moment and I’m kinda crossing my fingers right now hoping it doesn’t come back. Are you running any races soon? If I see you, I’ll come up to you and say hi.

By: i2runner

i2runner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:17:04 +0000

Hi Domino, told ya it’s really painful. Probably one of the most physically painful sensation I’ve ever encountered. But how is your ITBS right now? The BullRunner has posted a foam roller in her blog, looks like a good thing to try. I’m thinking of buying one also. http://thebullrunner.com/2009/11/05/how-to-use-the-foam-roller-for-runners/

By: domino

domino — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:47 +0000

Hey man. Just came from Coach Salazar this morning for my second session for ITBS and it was excruciating! I hope I get rid of this problem once and for all though, with therapy and strengthening exercises. I just wanna thank you and bananarunner for leading me to Coach. Much appreciated man, and see you on the road. Hopefully, we’re both ITBS-free by then!

By: i2runner

i2runner — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:59:58 +0000

Hi Runbug, thanks for visiting this site. So you run in North America? Cool! Yeah, mine also still have some pain although I could run with it. I’ve heard some people injuring the other leg when they switch the other side of the road. That’s just too unfortunate. That hasn’t happened to me yet, my left leg just seems to be really strong. Maybe we just need to really slow down ramping up our mileage to prevent the other leg from also being injured. Good luck with your ITBS.

Right now, my ITBS seems to be better, but one time while I was running downhill fast, I think I have created another injury on my left leg, it seems to be an LCL – Lateral Collateral Ligament injury. It’s still on the outer left knee, but the pain seems to be deeper, and it is painful even during the start of running, unlike in ITBS when it only occurs after a certain distance of running. The pain is also there even when I walk. And my left knee seems to feel a little lose. I think I’ll take 2 weeks off from running and see what happens. Ligament injuries sounds scary.

By: Runbug

Runbug — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:07:31 +0000

Wow! I just read this now, thank you so much for this!

I have a similar experience when the outer part of my left knee just “locks up” at 6kms. I have to agree that running on angled roads is one of the main causes for this. I also have a habit of running faster on my lsd’s which does not help with the many stop lights on my route.

I have a similar remedy of always keeping the knees relaxed and properly bent, as well as maintaining a correct angle when stepping forward with the injured leg. Did the same thing to on running on the other side of the road( but wouldnt that just injure the other leg?haha)

Mine doesnt hurt as much anymore but it I can still feel it there, quite annoying. Marathon training in the North America for next year here and I sure hope to wake up one day with all this gone as I start preparing for the races.

By: epoy

epoy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:39:32 +0000

Hi Natz, I’m back to running again. Ran 5k three time this week and seems the pain didn’t return. The stretching and foam rollers (works like a massage) really helps, I don’t now about the ultra sound if it did. I’m now running on flats. Since my place is in the mountains, I skipped running them for now with so many uphill/downhill not to mention cambered surfaces.

I only do brisk walking in my place currently because I really fear now it would recur if I ran there. Hopefully this Sunday I try to attempt a flat 10k before going back to those LSD’s next week. Going for a full marathon this January the Cebu Marathon. info: http://www.cebumarathon.com

By: i2runner

i2runner — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:51:27 +0000

Sir Epoy, thanks for visiting this blog. Please keep in touch if you plan to come here in Manila. So how’s your ITBS right now? Mine just returned recently because I forgot to keep on deep-massaging myself, because I was feeling better already. Then one day it got tight again an during one downhill run the pain came back. Now I’m giving it 3days rest until the soreness disappear, and then redo the deep tissue massages, and then I’ll be back running again.

Anyway, there is one thing Coach Salazar also told me, he recommends brisk walking if running becomes too painful.

By: epoy

epoy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:56:59 +0000

I’m a runner from Cebu. Your analysis on the injury is very educational. Everything you said on biometrics fits mine too. Got the injury a month ago. Frustrating really that had to submit myself to rehabilitation/physical therapy. NSAID’s, stretching, foam rollers and massages all help.