Complete Guide For IT Band Pain with Full Rehab Program

One of the most common injuries in runners is IT band syndrome or lateral knee pain.

Many people try endlessly stretching and foam rolling this area in hopes to get relief. Instead what they get is sometimes temporary relief. But always feel the need to stretch or foam roll the area because the problem keeps returning.

Instead, find the source of the problem to fix it for good!

In the first video we talk about why building medial (inside) strength of the hamstrings and quads to limit the over activity of the lateral musculature of vastus lateralis, bicep femoris, and the IT band. 

Balancing the workload of these muscles can be a game changer to change pain and improve your running pain free.

In the next video I go over a specific routine I have used time and time again to solve IT Band Pain for runners and athletes of all kinds.

Of course there could be some differences in your presentation that would impact what exercises are selected and all the exercises are performed as symptoms allow.

But generally this is a good place to start with daily exercises to progress towards fitness and the return to sport preparation.