I've been struggling with ITband issues since April. Yesterday I finally decided to go see the Physical Therapist. I was nervous that I'd get benched, that something is really wrong, or that I'd going to get told I just shouldn't be a runner. Thankfully none of those are what actually happened.
I walked into the PT office, and he talked to me for awhile about my running (distance, goals, speed <speed...hahahaha I'm about as slow as they come) other activities (biking, yoga, strength training). Then he proceed to try and stretch me and see if that tight muscles/ligaments were the problem or if I needed to work on strength instead. Strength (or lack there of) in the hips was the clear winner. So I have eight new exercises to do 3-5x a week. They hurt, a lot, but I must do them to keep running. I honestly think I will do just about anything to just keep running.
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