(Photo credit: Anupong Intawong/Dreamstime) If you’ve got a nagging pain on the outer part of your knee, especially if you’re a runner, it could be a symptom of iliotibial band (IT band ...

The iliotibial band (IT band) is also known as the iliotibial tract or Maissiat’s band. It’s a long piece of connective tissue, or fascia, that runs along the outside of your leg from the hip ...

Iliotibial (IT) band syndrome typically causes pain in the outer part of a person’s knee. Treatment for IT band syndrome may include resting and avoiding activities that aggravate the IT band ...

The most common site is on the outside of the hip where a band of connective tissue known as the iliotibial band passes over part of the thigh bone that juts out -- called the greater trochanter.

While this pain is often associated with runner’s knee, there’s another common running related injury that can could be to blame: iliotibial band syndrome a.k.a. IT band syndrome. As the ...

Knee pain is one of the most common aches that runners will likely experience at some point throughout their lifetime. In fact, if you get any group of runners together, there’s a high chance ...

If so, you may suffer from Iliotibial Band Syndrome. The iliotibial band is a superficial thickening of tissue on the outside of the thigh and leg. This band starts of the outside of the pelvis ...

But if you’re a walker, runner, or cycler, especially, you should consider bumping them up in your rotation and learning more about how the iliotibial (IT) band serves everyday movement.

But it's also possible that you have a tight IT band. So what is an IT band? "The iliotibial (IT) band is a dense band of fibrous connective tissue which runs from the outside of the pelvis and ...

Conditions that can cause Runner’s knee include anterior knee pain syndrome, patellofemoral malalignment, chondromalacia patella, and iliotibial band syndrome. According to the Harvard Medical ...

This pain can arise from various causes, including injuries, arthritis, or inflammation of the iliotibial (IT) band, a tough tissue running along the outside of the thigh. According to the ...

No one ever talks about the iliotibial band, except when it’s broken. It’s a band of fascial tissue running from the hip to the outside of the knee (fascia is a tendon-like type of connective ...