Repetitive movements put a lot of stress on the iliotibial bands. Show them some love to avoid hip, knee, leg and back pain.

The IT band: if you run, cycle, or do pretty much any exercise with your legs, chances are you've heard of it, and not because it was making your workout more comfortable. People typically only learn ...

One of the tightest areas of your body is this certain connective tissue in your legs. Here, experts explain what is the IT band and how to stretch it. The very first time I got professionally ...

Knee pain while running may be caused by injuries like runner's knee, IT band syndrome, or a knee bursitis.

When I say “IT,” you might think “information technology” instead of “iliotibial,” and TBH, I don’t blame you. I'm not here to chat tech—instead, let’s get the lowdown on a lower body tendon called ...

8 miles in to my 16 mile run a slight burning around my knee turned in to a stabbing pain, that had me sitting on the sidewalk gulping back tears. This was in the age before you took your cell phone ...

Knee pain? You're not alone. One quarter of adults experience frequent knee pain, and iliotibial band (IT band) syndrome is a common cause of that, especially when it presents as achy soreness on the ...

If you have sharp pain or tightness on the outside of your knees or hips, there’s a good chance it’s caused by your IT band. This area of the body is notoriously tough to stretch, but never fear — ...

When your outer thighs are tight and achy, it can feel nearly impossible to find the right outer thigh stretch to get some relief. And there’s a good reason why: It’s because sore outer thighs are ...