IT Band Straps & Treatments for Iliotibial Band Syndrome Knee Pain
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An overworked or tight iliotibial band known as IT band syndrome can be relieved by the help of thigh compression and knee straps.
What is Iliotibial Band Syndrome?
Iliotibial band syndrome is an overuse injury of the knee most common in runners. The iliotibial tract, or IT band, is a thick band of fibers running from your hipbone to your knee. It’s the IT band's job to assist in stabilizing and moving the joint. When ITBS occurs, the IT band becomes tightened or inflamed, causing movement of the knee to be painful. People most often experience symptoms of soreness, stinging, swelling, and sharp pain at the outside of their knee. Learn more about iliotibial band syndrome.
Due to the location of the IT band, ITBS often has associated pain located in the hip and thigh. Commonly, pain in any part of your thigh is diagnosed as ITBS. However, by definition, ITBS is pain located on the outside of your knee. Pain experienced in the hip, hamstring, thigh, and groin have similar treatment options and may be related to your ITBS.
Is There a Way to Treat ITBS?
Thankfully, ITBS is treatable by following a well-rounded treatment regime. In order to properly cure your ITBS, you must consistently incorporate stretches, strength exercises, rest from running, and wearing a brace into your daily routine.
Stretches
Regularly stretching out your IT band will workout your injury to relieve pain. Proper stretching techniques will also help to prevent future injury of your IT band. Read about different stretches to try here.
Exercises
ITBS is most often caused by overusing the knee, creating extreme stress on the joint. Strength exercises focused on the thigh, knee, and hips will help to deter this stress. Strengthening exercises will also help to prevent future and further injury. Read about different exercises to try here.
Rest
In order to feel a full recovery, you must allow your body to rest and heal. When you feel the symptoms of ITBS take a break from running or whatever triggered the pain.
Bracing
Wearing a brace in the area where ITBS occurs is an easy and effective way to give your body the extra support and compression it needs.
An IT thigh sleeve applies pressure to your IT band, alleviating the pain you feel from ITBS. You should wear the sleeve as frequently as possible, but especially while running.
Treatments for Injuries Similar to or Related to ITBS:
If you’re experiencing hip pain and wonder if it’s ITBS, it may be a related companion. Most commonly pain in this area is caused by knots or myofascial trigger points. These trigger points are usually located in the hips but the pain may spread down the thigh. BraceAbility sells many hip and groin wraps to provide compression treatment for the hip or groin pain you may be experiencing, whether it’s related or unrelated to ITBS.
Injuries treated with the Hip and Groin Wrap:
Groin strains
Groin pulls
Hip abductor injuries
Hip flexor strains
Hip tendonitis
Hip arthritis
Post-pregnancy pubic symphysis dysfunction
Because hip pain is often a companion of ITBS, cold therapy hip support is a great way to treat hip pain felt from ITBS. Applying ice to any affected injury is always a good idea, but not always an easy task. BraceAbility's Cold Therapy Hip Support Ice Wrap streamlined this process to treat injuries efficiently. The compression offered by the cold therapy helps reduce inflammation and promote blood flow. The pain you may be feeling in your hip from the strain on your IT band is one of many injuries this type of hip wrap can properly treat.
Injuries treated with the cold therapy hip wraps:
Arthritis
Hip fractures
Muscle or tendon strains
Tendinitis
ITBS pain in hip
Compression sleeves warm, support, and compress the thigh when you are engaged in a high-intensity athletic activity. In many cases, injury in your hamstrings or quadriceps are signs of problems elsewhere, such as the hip or knee. Compression sleeves enhance blood flow, speeds lactic acid removal, and encourage quicker healing. These qualities help to improve endurance, recover from a tough workout, or speed along direct injuries to the hamstring or quadriceps. Because injuries to the hamstrings and quadriceps are often related to the knee or hip, compression sleeves offer great preventive measure for all upper leg issues. BraceAbility has a variety of thigh and compression sleeves to treat such injuries.
Strains and pulls of hamstrings
Muscle soreness
Injury rehab and other sources of thigh pain
Among the most common sport-related injuries is upper leg pain. Whether caused by a serious situation such as ITBS or related to lateral knee pain,
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