IT Band?

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The foam roller works wonders for tight IT bands. Just google IT band and foam roller & you will find some very nice websites demonstrating how to use the roller.

Long term, though, in order to keep IT pain/tightness at bay, we need to keep our muscle groups balanced. For me, that means constantly doing glute work prescribed by a PT, in order to balance dominant hamstrings. For others, dominant hamstrings or quads may be the culprits.

In my view, it's completely worth a visit to PT / sports med to sort out the cause of the IT problems. Ice, Ibuprofen, and rest are only a quick fix & they don't prevent relapses!

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And to answer another thread, YES - you can feel IT band in your hip. Since the IT band runs from hip to knee, along outer edge of your leg, you may feel the pain in either place (and, hopefully NOT in both.)