Seattle Chiropractor Report: IT Band Syndrome
Posted by Kevin Rindal on Tue, May 24, 2011 @ 05:22 PM
For the Seattle Chiropractor Report, we are going to discuss IT Band Syndrome, also known as the Iliotibial Band Syndrome. So lets jump right in!
What Is It? IT Band Syndrome can be a frustrating injury for an athlete, especially when you are training for an event or find running (or the sport that you enjoy) to be your “stress release outlet”. Often pain is described as being on the outside of your knee and the pain can increase to the point that you are no longer able to run/jump/play.
The IT Band begins in the hip as the tensor fascia latae muscles and attaches to three different muscles: the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and vastus laterlis. As the muscles progresses down the thigh, it becomes a fibrous band of tissue. This band then crosses the knee joint and inserts (ends) along the outside portion of the knee cap (pateall) and into the shin bone (or tibia) on a bump called Gerdy’s Tubercle. The interesting part about IT Band Syndrome is that typically it is progressive, and can start with just tightness in the knee/buttock/IT Band and can advanced to the point where the pain is debilitating. The earlier you can catch IT Band Syndrome, the sooner you can rehabilitate it or prevent it from being an injury that interferes with your running.
InHealth’s Approach To Treatment.
One of the main approaches we take to treating IT Band Syndrome is through Active Release Technique, a new and highly successful hands-on treatment method to address problems in the soft tissues of the body including muscles, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Active Release Techniques treatment is highly successful in dealing with IT Band Syndrome because it specifically designed to locate and treat the scar tissue adhesions that accumulate in the muscles and surrounding soft tissues. By locating and treating the soft-tissue adhesions with ART, it allows the practitioner to 1) break-up restrictive adhesions, 2) reinstate normal tissue flexibility and movement and 3) more completely restore flexibility, balance and stability to the injured area.
If you are experiencing IT Band Syndrome and want to get out of pain and back to your activities, contact Dr. Kevin Rindal at InHealth, Seattle's expert in Active Release Techniques.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email Kevin Rindal,
Seattle Chiropractor at
DrRindal@InHealthSeattle.com.