IT Band Syndrome and Knee Pain (HOW TO FIX IT!)

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Many lifters, runners and bikers will get pain on the outside of their knee or thigh and think that they have IT Band Syndrome because they’ve been told that they do. Unfortunately, the IT Band is just caught in the middle of some pretty significant problems in one of likely four other muscles. In this video, I show you how four muscles in the hip actually contribute to the pain and tension felt in the Iliotibial band and what you need to do to fix them. Here’s a hint, you do not want to foam roll out the IT Band unless you want more pain and discomfort.

The IT Band is a thick fibrous tendon that runs along the lateral aspect of the thigh and connects from the hip to the tibia on the outside of your knee. This tendon has the ability to withstand changes in tension to it by having up to 1000 pounds of resistive capacity. If you think that you are going to be able to foam roll out the tightness that may be present in this structure you are sadly mistaken.

That said, you can definitely influence the tension present in this band by addressing the muscles that insert into the IT Band. The gluteus maximus, lateral hamstrings and quads and tensor fascia lata are all muscles that feed into the iliotibial band. When any of these muscles are tight they pull on the band and cause it to be not just tight but also out of balance with the rest of the tension that is contributing or feeding into it. This can cause a pulling on the femur and make it hard to properly execute a squat or ride a bike without feeling pain in the outside of your thigh or knee.

Instead of foam rolling the IT Band, you want to compress and floss the offending muscles feeding the tension. Here I show you two of these mobility drills that you can do to decrease the tension in a hypertonic muscle such as the TFL or the lateral quads. You want to use a resilient structure like a lacrosse ball or the fat gripz that I’m using here, since they have a much lower profile than the foam roller. This allows you to keep your leg in contact with the ground and move it into hip flexion as if you were while doing a squat.

If you do not feel any discomfort at all in these movements when you place the muscle in contact with the grips, then you likely do not need any work on this muscle. This is one of the biggest places people waste time in the gym these days. They see every mobility drill in the books and want to add it to their routines, not realizing that the wrong mobility drills when performed can actually do more to put you out of balance than bring you into it!

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Quick message to anyone watching, i had 2 years of bad ITB issues in both knees (caused by running & cycling). I listened to all these people telling me i need to strengthen my ITB, roller it out blah blah blah. Basically nothing worked. Watched this video, and i haven’t looked back since. It has 100% sorted the issue. I do this now before & after every ride & sometimes just in the evenings and i never ever have any itb pain at all. 2 years since my last injury. So glad i found this video because i got to a point where I genuinely thought id have to stop my training completely.

gritmedia
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ffs you just fixed 3 years of pain and agony within 8 minutes. Ran 6 miles without the slightest pain in my knee yesterday. Coudln´t stop grinning all the time. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

martinklang
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I am no athlete, I’m a 71 year old woman with two TKR . I have been struggling with ITB pain until this video.
Thank you so very much for giving us this information.

kaybaker
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-Suffering from ITBS for 3 months.
-Every run ended with pain.
-2 weeks off. No improvement.
-Glute and TFL stretches and strengthening exercises for 2 months. No improvement.
-I used a tennis ball on my TFL and glutes for 3 days as shown in the video and then went running. The pain was NON-EXISTENT!
I've watched dozens of ITBS videos and was not getting any relief. I discounted this guy as a bro-science at first, but I was wrong. This video was a life saver!!!

AVdubs
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After 8 months of terrible knee pain and about 10 different doctors I feel very confident this just completely got rid of my pain and I can finally run again!!! Ran for the first time today and ended up going 4 miles because I was so happy THANK YOU !!💯💯

jfresh
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Just want to add that I've almost completely recovered from ITBS, and I really believe this video was the key factor. Thank you so much for this

AFM
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Are you freaking kidding me? After all the crap I have been through because my knee hurts so much and just a few minutes and boom it’s gone. I have been dealing with this for years. I just accepted that I would need to live with this for the rest of my life. Ty ty so much!

vickybartistry
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As a fellow PT I gotta say I love your direct nature. Your passion for getting to the bottom of the problem and solving it with fact and experience is great. I can't praise it enough.

mariogiovanninovo
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for years I've gone to doctors and have gotten mri's. Noone ever told me my side knee pain could be an it band issue. thank you so much I have followed your video and have been free from pain!!

dippydo
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This guy is the best on YouTube. First he fixed my forearm pain from curling, and now he cures my IT band problems immediately. Thumbs up x1000. Subscribed

roes
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I've had IT band issues for a few years now, and it is one of the two biggest reasons I skip workouts. Thanks very much for addressing this!

ThomasMrozinski
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Two days ago, I couldn't run more than 4k before ITB pain started. Today, I reached 8k without any knee pain after I followed your tips and performed the two exercises just two-three times!!! Awesome😀 Thank you Jeff!!

hellrog
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I have missed 7 weeks of marathon training because of ITB pain, this video has actually changed my life hahah

Cattherunner
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I always come to your channel whenever something hurts. I’ve only had this pain for almost week, but it’s a serious impediment for running. Man, you are the absolute best!!! Keep it up!

adanf
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This video saved me during my first half marathon prep. Had lateral knee pain so bad on my right knee I could run for 10 minutes. Did all kinds of glute med stuff, complete rest etc and didn't improve at all. Did the first mobilization exercise for the TFL, stood up and immediately knew something had changed for the better. A pressure I didn't realize was there because it had been there so long was released. Immediately tried it out on the treadmill for 30 minutes and had know pain. Within a week I was back in training and 2 months later I won my age group (20-29) and finished 3rd overall in my half marathon debut. Thanks a million Jeff!

timothybarnes
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I've been suffering with quad, knee and hip pain for the past week and this relieved that pain after a few minutes, Jeff you're awesome!

Pickle_Surprse
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Man... that TFl release brought immediate relief. Hip was painful to lightly touch, now 80% better just after a minute!

nickbrackett
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Nearly gave up marathon running from being in so much pain all the time with ITB Syndrome with my body constantly breaking down, it takes bit of practice to find the correct location to put pressure on but doing this method has eliminated the pain in my knees! Now running stronger and faster! Cant say thank you enough!

alexschafter
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Dude, you are my hero! When I hurt my self, I always look to your site to find a solution. I am not an athlete...never have been...just an ordinary guy, middle aged, who likes various recreation/sporting activities. What you bring to the table, is the absolute solution! Thank you, thank you!

golfer
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I have had this pain for months and it has only been getting worse, I saw the video on my break, tried it when I got home and now MOST OF THE PAIN IS Within minutes!!
I seriously thank you!!!!

nathanstark