On Instagram the other day, I covered manual therapy techniques that can help reduce pain related to iliotibial (IT) band syndrome.

The IT band (ITB) is a dense, fibrous band of connective tissue that runs along the lateral thigh from the hip to the knee. ITB syndrome typically manifests as lateral knee pain and is one of the most common overuse injuries occurring in 12-25% of runners and 12.5% of cyclists.

While soft tissue mobilization work can help reduce pain temporarily, our primary focus should be on implementing the appropriate training modifications and therapeutic exercises.

If you are struggling with lateral knee or leg pain or have a patient/client who is experiencing this pain, you might want to consider implementing manual therapy techniques like shown in this video in addition to the exercises in the IT band syndrome program here in the app. Here is a link for that program.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/iliotibial-band-pain?category_id=258965