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IT Band Syndrome? or not?

scott dinhoferscott dinhofer
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Have felt something developing in my right knee for a few weeks. 

I have had IT band syndrome in the past, around 22 years ago.

what I have now:

Pain in my knee joint, outside below knee cap {edit} - this is right side of leg, not front of leg

pain doesn't increase when running or biking

when I had ITBS years ago, I recall that it hurt when running, but as soon as I stopped, no pain

the other odd item is I noticed the other day when I went to get down on one knee to tie a shoe, that the right leg was restricted from as full of a movement as my left in terms of crouching down.

The pain basically hurts all the time. I do know that after building up to low 30s for a few weeks, I hit a bunch of  lower mileage weeks and then just did back to back 34 mile weeks on the backs of some 11+ mile runs

I am of course dreading that this is ITBS or something worse, bottom line is that i will have to stop running, is my guess and get this properly RXd... to further complicate matters, I am in Jackson Hole skiing with my kids.. 

Comments

  • castallocastallo
    Hmm. Just rehabbed itbs. mine was outside on side, not lower, and hurt both during runs and rest of the day. get to a pt and have them look at you. sooner they work on it the faster you are back.
  • Steven FordSteven Ford

    Might be your psoas muscle is tight along with some hip mobility issues/tightness which would cause pain like you described. 

     

     

  • scott dinhoferscott dinhofer
    @Steven - I'd never discount the back as that is definitely my weak point despite strengthening over the last few months
    @Chris - to clarify, pain is right side of knee below joint, outside of leg, make sense?
    appreciate the insights!
  • Brad MarcusBrad Marcus
    @Scott- I had ITBS a few years ago that lasted for several months. For me, it didn't hurt until I ran 1-2 miles and then it felt like an ice pick being driven into the side of my knee. Your description sounds a bit suspect - hurting during rest too. But, a good litmus test for me when I've had an"flare-up" is to use a foam roller. Lie on your side starting with the roller on your lower hip and work your way down to where the ITB connects to your knee. You'll know if you feel it. Also, almost all ITB issues start from hip tightness, but when I was feeling it a bit last season I made sure my bike shoe cleats were aligned properly. They weren't and I straightened them out and the problem was immediately fixed. Good luck.
  • scott dinhoferscott dinhofer
    well - based on prior ITB experience 20 years ago and changes since I wrote this post, it is clear I do NOT have ITBS...
    Woke up the next morning & felt fine... Decided to just focus on skiing hard and not doing any runs last week. Back in the saddle this week, knocked of a great Tuesday OS wko of 15-20-15@FTP & a solid 10.5 mile run yesterday, zero issues (with the knee)
    thanks all for the advice and we have an additional resource for others in the future!
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