The two main kinds of tape have been effective in different studies. Rigid tape. This type doesn't stretch. It's designed to help keep an area from moving. Elastic tape. This type, also called kinesio ...

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 ...

Patellar taping and bracing are thought to reduce chronic knee pain by increasing the patellofemoral contact area, which reduces stress in the knee joint. These interventions are popular, low-cost ...

Behind lower back stretches, psoas stretches, arm stretches, and hip stretches, IT band stretches may be the last on your post-workout cool-down list. But if you’re a walker, runner, or cycler, ...

A common ailment among runners, IT band syndrome – short for ‘iiotibial band syndrome’ – is an injury that presents itself as sharp or aching pain on the outside of the knee. It can make running – and ...

Knee pain is one of the most common aches that runners will likely experience at some point throughout their lifetime. In ...