IT Band?

[leulamax]

I am also curious about this. If I have not run (lets say for a week or so) and go for a jog, the side of my knee and hip will kill me later in the day. The next day I will feel much better and as long as I continue to jog/walk, I will have no major issues. Do I have to go to PT to fix this in the long run or is this something I can work on at home?

[Jolt]

I'm wondering if I'm starting to have IT band issues in the hip area--the past few days I have had sort of a "tight" feeling there, right over/slightly behind the greater trochanter (for those of you who know your anatomy)--mostly on the left but I've noticed it very slightly on the right too. Sometimes on the left I feel a bit of a snapping sensation in that area when walking; I know I've felt that at times when descending a steep hill at the end of a long day's hike. Does this sound like the IT band is likely the problem? The weird thing is I can't figure out how I did it since I've never had issues with it before and haven't increased my running or done anything really unusual.