I have been diagnosed with ITBS. A little too much, too soon. I learned an important lesson; Run on your schedule, not the one your buddy is running. Now I am going mad. I have seen the PT several times. I am doing the excercises to strengthen my problem areas, but the excersises exacerbate the ITBS. I have to find an alternate form of cardio. Biking and running are out. Swimming or aqua running are not feasible. Would walking at a quick pace make my recovery time longer? I have to find something.
I have been diagnosed with ITBS. A little too much, too soon. I learned an important lesson; Run on your schedule, not the one your buddy is running. Now I am going mad. I have seen the PT several times. I am doing the excercises to strengthen my problem areas, but the excersises exacerbate the ITBS. I have to find an alternate form of cardio. Biking and running are out. Swimming or aqua running are not feasible. Would walking at a quick pace make my recovery time longer? I have to find something.
Without any knowledge of your particular ITB injury I'll only mention that my gf has a structural defect in her hip (leg is turned inward about 5 degrees) that caused ITB pain at her hip when she did a small bit of running with me to see if she liked it. Walking, most of it with a 3-4% incline so she could keep her heart rate up without going too fast did the same; she has little or no pain when using an eliptical machine.
I'd suggest you go out and try a short walking session, you should know by the next morning if it is aggravating your injury or not. Like many others here will suggest, listen to your body; if it hurts, cut back or stop as required. For some more ITB info you can always check out the web. csuchico.eduITBFS.htmlOpen ↗
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