Dominique

1. IT Band/Hip
Flexor
All about the injury

2. • Iliotibial Band (IT Band)
• Starts at hip, runs down into the shin
• Functions are to assist in hip abduction and stabilize
lateral side of knee.
• Very weak
IT Band
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3. • Many muscles make up group
• located on the anterior side of the hip joint
• As implied, causes hip to flex, and connects legs to pelvis
• Also very weak
Hip Flexor

4. • Overuse injury
• Runners injury, yet found in other exercises
• Just as common as ankle sprains
• “The perception of movement of the ITB across the
epicondyle is an illusion.”
Causes

5. • ITBS Symptoms
• Knee Pain/ Hip Pain
• Irritation when heel strikes or using stairs
• Weakness in Quadriceps and Hamstrings
• Hip flexor
• Sharp and dull pain in hip joint
• Pain in lower back or Thigh
Symptoms

6. • ITBS
• Stretching
• Massaging Band (Elongating muscle)
• Cortisone Injections/ Surgery
• Hip Flexor
• Stretching
• Ice
• Surgery/ Therapy
Treatment

7. • Ignore pain
• Jump into surgery
• Get only one opinion
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What not to do

8. • ITBS
• Can take from a couple months to a year
• You may live with it your entire life
• Hip Flexor
• Depending on cause
Recovery time

9. • ITBS can be confused with Patellofemoral pain
syndrome.
• Iliotibial band pain:
• side of the knee pain
• Patellofemoral pain syndrome:
• Front of the knee
Could also be…

10. • www.saveyourself.ca
• www.rice.edu
• www.ehow.com
• www.livestrong.com
• www.emedicinehealth.com
• www.ultrunr.com
Works Cited