i was wondering if any of you have ever had this problem from lifting weights? i used to run a whole lot and i had bad case of this for a few months that left me limping around…fortunately i found a great stretch and now its gone…but i was reading that people can get this from squats/deadlifts…anyone ever had this happen to them from lifting?
i hope this is the right place to be asking this…if not…OH WELL! haha nah sorry.
nope… i guess it could happen, but more to women - as the Q angle is greater, and i would imagine more with higher reps… but i guess if the ITB is strengthened over proportionally (with lower reps, then followed with high rep repetitive movements maybe), then it would begin to rub…
Why do you ask?
And what stretch did you use? On my clients i use the basic ITB stretch:
Supine
Legs straight and relaxed
bring leg to be stretched over the oposite leg
push leg being worked medially, all the way towards the opposite hand.
keep hips level - stretch!
It is HARD to write explainations of stretches but i hope you get this…!
If not, it isnt too dissimilar to this, except partner assisted…
JJ
By the way, when looking for that pic i found a host more helpful moves!
ITBS is resolved initially with 72 hours of immobilization. stretching and working it will make it worse. it cannot be strengthened as it is just a band of muscle fascia lateral to the thigh. the pain is caused by its rubbing over the femoral condyle.
try the immob first and if no luck, some will inject but reluctantly.
My IT bands are pretty tight, and lately in my left hip (which has always popped-which I now see is actually called snapping hip syndrome) I’ve had a nasty pain radiating through my hip, during and after sprint workouts. At first I thought I pulled my groin, but later I realized it was coming from my hip. The attachment point of the IT bad is pretty sore, but the inside hurts too- so I’m not exactly sure whats up. Doesn’t seem to effect my lifts, but the geometry is a little different than runners knee since I’m dealing with the opposite end of the band. Anyway, I think my girlfriends housemate has a foam roller, I should give that a try tonight.
[quote]pmatt wrote:
ITBS is resolved initially with 72 hours of immobilization. stretching and working it will make it worse. it cannot be strengthened as it is just a band of muscle fascia lateral to the thigh. the pain is caused by its rubbing over the femoral condyle.
try the immob first and if no luck, some will inject but reluctantly.[/quote]
you are correct sir! The band itself cannot be strengthened per-se but the TFL is the muscle which causes the shortening of the band, due to the strenghening of the muscle…
[quote] JJ wrote:
nope… i guess it could happen, but more to women - as the Q angle is greater, and i would imagine more with higher reps… but i guess if the ITB is strengthened over proportionally (with lower reps, then followed with high rep repetitive movements maybe), then it would begin to rub…
Why do you ask?
And what stretch did you use? On my clients i use the basic ITB stretch:
Supine
Legs straight and relaxed
bring leg to be stretched over the oposite leg
push leg being worked medially, all the way towards the opposite hand.
keep hips level - stretch!
It is HARD to write explainations of stretches but i hope you get this…!
If not, it isnt too dissimilar to this, except partner assisted…
JJ
By the way, when looking for that pic i found a host more helpful moves![/quote]
im just curious if its a somewhat common thing for lifters…apparently not…i know exactly which stretch ur talking about…i researched all kinds of things on itbs when i had it because i wasn’t sure whether it was itbs or something more serious like a ligament problem…thankfully it wasnt.
ill try and describe the stretch i used…its actually named after someone…like dr charles itb stretch…but obviously its a different name not charles…i just forgot…
the stretch:
stand on a stair with your hurt leg while facing the rail to hold for balance…your other foot should hang off the lower step. stand upright and keep your hurt leg somewhat straight, you try to lower your other leg to the bottom step…you should focus on how your hips move. once you get accustomed to that first initial stretch, you can start to bend ur hurt knee slowly (like a quarter squat) as this will induce a deeper stretch on the itb. its very similar to this
(Standing Tensor Fascia latae stretch) except your weight is all on the one leg which for me allowed me to get a true stretch on my itb…i did try most of the prescribed stretches first but they just werent as effective for me…
