Forums >Health and Nutrition>An ode to my &@#^$% ITBS
Hip Redux
OK, well, MAYBE there are a few things more painful. LOL
I also do acupuncture cupping on the ITB - have you tried that? Equally painful but helps.
Not a dude
No, I haven't. I'll look into it if the PT route doesn't ultimately work. Thanks for the info.
My PT did the cupping along with the Graston - supposedly it works similarly, but different enough to warrant both. I ended up buying myself the "kit" to do at home as a maintenance thing.
Not dead. Yet.
haiku
knee swings in rhythm
tendon rubbing against bone
acute pain stops you
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
haiku knee swings in rhythm tendon rubbing against bone acute pain stops you
YES!
This about sums it up.
This sounds familiar. Glad you're feeling better!
I'm a believer in Graston. I tried foam rolling, rest, pretty much anything you can think of. Graston is the only thing that has really helped. It hurts like a bitch and I have bruises all over my legs, but it's worth it.
tomatolover
Giving birth hurts worse for sure. I'm a believer in Graston. I tried foam rolling, rest, pretty much anything you can think of. Graston is the only thing that has really helped. It hurts like a bitch and I have bruises all over my legs, but it's worth it.
Giving birth hurts worse for sure.
Also a graston believer...only thing that got rid of my soleus issues, as there's no amount of rolling that could solve that one. I had a great graston practitioner/ pt , but now i'm freelancing on my own body with a butter knife and vasaline. Not pretty, but effective.
I've experienced a bit of a setback it seems. I'm going to ask my PT to be more aggressive when I see her on Thursday.
Sorry. I know how frustrating it is, trust me.
These last few days are the first in about 4 weeks where I feel somewhat normal, and am not wincing in pain. I'm waiting for things to relapse when I attempt to run tomorrow.
Sorry. I know how frustrating it is, trust me. These last few days are the first in about 4 weeks where I feel somewhat normal, and am not wincing in pain. I'm waiting for things to relapse when I attempt to run tomorrow.
Good luck! You might try keeping it short and slow for a week or two. If you can figure out what you did that might have helped you recover, please share.
Thanks! It went OK. No pain, but lots of tightness in that knee. Keeping the mileage WAY low for now and will ease back into it. I have no races coming up, so there's no need to end up on the DL again anytime soon with too fast a ramp up.
Fingers crossed for you too!