Natural Ways to Relieve IT Band Syndrome

You're reading Natural Ways to Relieve IT Band Syndrome, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Your endorphins are up. Your stride is smooth. You glide through the park with peaceful solitude, having the track to yourself for once. Then bang! Your foot hits the pavement and you buckle your knee in pain. When you try to straighten your leg, you feel a click so strong that you can almost hear it. You have just developed Iliotibial Band (IT Band) Syndrome, one of the two types of “runner’s knee,” the most common injury for runners and cyclists. If you ignore your symptoms, you could lose the range of motion in your knee and say goodbye to your active lifestyle. Once you drag your bum knee home, you may be tempted to reach for your favorite cocktail of Ibuprofen and an ice pack-- or call your doctor for something stronger. But this is a short-term solution. Long-term use of Ibuprofen can lead to health problems like kidney damage, gastrointestinal disorders, heart problems, or a stroke and the use of prescription painkillers has led to a national opioid epidemic. So before you begin treating your IT Band Syndrome, you may wish to try natural treatments first.  What is the iliotibial band and why does it hurt? The iliotibial band is the thick tendon-like fascial tissue fibers that extend along the sides of your leg from the pelvis to the knee to protect y...
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