If you have sharp pain or tightness on the outside of your knees or hips, there’s a good chance it’s caused by your IT band. This area of the body is notoriously tough to stretch, but never fear — ...

Running isn't inherently bad for your joints or knees. But if you aren't diligent about warming up before a run and cooling down after, and if you make some very common mistakes, like overdoing it on ...

You might not be too familiar with your IT (or iliotibial) band—the thick cord of connective tissue that runs down the outside of your thighs from your hip to your knee. But it serves an important ...

If you're feeling tightness or pain in your IT band after hour upon hour of sitting, try these trainer-approved IT band stretches for some relief. If you spend a lot of time sedentary every day, there ...

Knee pain? You're not alone. One quarter of adults experience frequent knee pain, and iliotibial band (IT band) syndrome is a common cause of that, especially when it presents as achy soreness on the ...

When I say “IT,” you might think “information technology” instead of “iliotibial,” and TBH, I don’t blame you. I'm not here to chat tech—instead, let’s get the lowdown on a lower body tendon called ...

If you are experiencing pain or swelling on the outside of your knee, the problem may not be with the joint itself, but rather the iliotibial, or IT band, tendon. IT band syndrome is a common overuse ...

This week we are going to discuss the common and very painful condition known as iliotibial band syndrome. The iliotibial band is a broad, flat connective tissue band which spans the lateral aspect of ...

The iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS) is a syndrome caused by inflammation deep to the iliotibial band (ITB), which is a band of tough fascia going from the hip to the knee along the outer ...