Do you know what your IT band is? And it can cause all kind of problems when too tight, and/or inflamed. IT stands for iliotibial. It’s a thick band of connective tissue, that runs from the hip bone ...

It may also result from inflammation in a band ... physical therapy. If noninvasive treatment doesn’t help, surgical treatment may be necessary. Surgical treatment for patellofemoral pain ...

Somewhere between 12% and 52% of runners complain of IT band syndrome, according to Breach. While it is often called iliotibial band ... what any stretch or manual therapy such as foam rolling ...