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

Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying the holiday season and have some fun New Year’s plans! I just wanted to let you know that our next live office hours session will be on Wednesday, January 7th at 9am PST. See you then!

Here is a link, if you want to reserve a spot.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/live-74wrqp4jjqg

The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy produces clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) that cover various common conditions and the evidence surrounding the treatment of that condition. In October of 2025, the hip osteoarthritis CPG was updated.

Here is a link for the article, in case you want to learn more about which interventions have the most research support for treating hip OA.

https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.0301