Quote Originally Posted by pll View Post
Thank you! I am getting physical therapy, stretching the ITB and working on strengthening other muscles. The flare ups are during running, but the latest one has me worried.
My boyfriend had this problem last year. Started with the running, then got bad enough that it was bothering him on the bike. Plagued him for about 8 months after a TON of physio, massage, stretching, strengthening, etc.

What he eventually discovered the problem to be was his running form. He was a loper, over-strider, heel-striker and his cadence was too low. This was putting a huge strain on his legs, from feet through hips. One visit to a running coach confirmed his suspicions and he was advised to take more, shorter strides and aim for a running cadence of 85-90 steps (per leg) per minute, and do a few running drills. With the aid of a footpod for his garmin he set an alarm to warn him when he was out of that range. Since then his ITB issue has cleared up.

I have no idea what your form is like, but it might be worth taking a look at since it can be a major factor (especially when you've tried everything else!)

I've been there too and it's not fun... I wish you the BEST of luck figuring this out!