OT: Question for Runners

[Charybdis]

i am struggling mightily with, what I think, are it band issues when running. After about a mile or so, the outside of my knee begins to hurt. It’s like clockwork every time. I have done the following, but no improvement:

1.) Rest
2.) Ice
3.) Stretching/roller
4.) Hip strengthening exercises such as “clam shells”

I know I could bike or machine, but I miss running. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

 

[615mike]

How old are your shoes and how did you select them? Almost every time I have an issue like that, it means it's time to change shoes...

 

[Charybdis]

Fitted at Run-In in Greenville. Tried several pair. Thanks.

 

[nextoffensivecoord]

i am struggling mightily with, what I think, are it band issues when running. After about a mile or so, the outside of my knee begins to hurt. It’s like clockwork every time. I have done the following, but no improvement:

1.) Rest
2.) Ice
3.) Stretching/roller
4.) Hip strengthening exercises such as “clam shells”

I know I could bike or machine, but I miss running. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

Not to hijack, but do you get any pain on the outside of your hip, or just knee? IT band goes all the way up. I am having lots of pain on the outside (not joint) and wondering if others get that too.

 

[Basteph]

I had a similar problem, but once I started throwing in some lower back exercises as well as continue to roll and stretch the pain went away. I have always done some core work, but never focused on the lower back until I had the IT band issue. FWIW

 

[Paws14]

Do you have any giration in your form? I had similar pain a few years ago because I was rolling from out to in when striking. Got it cleaned up after running on a treadmill in front of some cameras and a coach. I’m doing about 50 miles a week and have to religiously stretch, but the pain is gone

 

[johnhugh]

Not to hijack, but do you get any pain on the outside of your hip, or just knee? IT band goes all the way up. I am having lots of pain on the outside (not joint) and wondering if others get that too.

Old fart

 

[CU1TruTiger4Life]

Sounds like AIDS. But don’t worry op, I now have them too from reading this thread.

 

[SRJack]

i am struggling mightily with, what I think, are it band issues when running. After about a mile or so, the outside of my knee begins to hurt. It’s like clockwork every time. I have done the following, but no improvement:

1.) Rest
2.) Ice
3.) Stretching/roller
4.) Hip strengthening exercises such as “clam shells”

I know I could bike or machine, but I miss running. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

I had the same issues several years ago. It usually started after 3-4 miles and continued for the remainder of run. I went and got a sports message which focused on my legs and so far no issues since.

 

[crc2005]

i am struggling mightily with, what I think, are it band issues when running. After about a mile or so, the outside of my knee begins to hurt. It’s like clockwork every time. I have done the following, but no improvement:

1.) Rest
2.) Ice
3.) Stretching/roller
4.) Hip strengthening exercises such as “clam shells”

I know I could bike or machine, but I miss running. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

Had the same problem and did treadmill work after a month layoff to build back muscles/conditioning. It worked like a charm. Try treadmill and run pain free, after a a month or so you can hit the roads again.

 

[rtiger]

Wear some reflective clothing and get the hell off my lawn!

 

[saber8689]

i am struggling mightily with, what I think, are it band issues when running. After about a mile or so, the outside of my knee begins to hurt. It’s like clockwork every time. I have done the following, but no improvement:

1.) Rest
2.) Ice
3.) Stretching/roller
4.) Hip strengthening exercises such as “clam shells”

I know I could bike or machine, but I miss running. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

How long have you been doing it? It's frustrating, but you have to take time off running, at least a few weeks while you do the exercises.

 

[other1]

Maybe you can try these:https://www.superfeet.com/en-us/ They helped me with my achilles situation.

 

[Tiger30531]

Fitted at Run-In in Greenville. Tried several pair. Thanks.

How old are your shoes? I have to change mine out about every 5 months

 

[tigrbybirth]

Lots of good suggestions here. I've had IT issues for some time. Stretching and strength training helped. WRT the strength training, it was specific exercises aimed at strengthening support muscles. single leg presses and dual leg presses, balance exercises (standing on unbalanced items like one sided balls), banded walking (band around both legs and walk a distance keeping the band taught), and leg swings (band an ankle and stretch it out swinging the leg straight out to the side, then flip around and swing the leg inward, the key is to make them controlled swings)

Google IT stretches, but don't limit your stretching to just those. Stretch your glutes, quads, hammies, etc. Also, yoga once or twice a week for both stretching and core strength.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, copper fit knee bands. They give you compression, keep the IT stable (it's the bursar sack rubbing on the outside of the knee joint that's causing you pain), and the copper might help with arthritis.

 

[petegroove]

i am struggling mightily with, what I think, are it band issues when running. After about a mile or so, the outside of my knee begins to hurt. It’s like clockwork every time. I have done the following, but no improvement:

1.) Rest
2.) Ice
3.) Stretching/roller
4.) Hip strengthening exercises such as “clam shells”

I know I could bike or machine, but I miss running. Any help/suggestions are appreciated.

I was co-author on a published paper a few years ago that was a literature review for hip strength and lower extremity injuries in runners. The only LE injury with any tie to hip strength was ITBS. So make sure you are strengthening your hip abductors, but the clam shells you mention are not effective unless your hips are at 60 degrees and you add resistance. I personally do side- planks with reps of top leg held static for 10 seconds (~ 24” off floor) followed by 10 lifts (think scissors). You can start with lower times and loft reps and progress. Single leg bridges also strengthen glute med too (plus glute Max, trunk, etc).

 

[petegroove]

Also, don’t be aggressive trying to stretch your ITB, it’s mostly made of tissue that doesn’t stretch. Foam rolling or a massage is fine.

 

[other1]

Also, don’t be aggressive trying to stretch your ITB, it’s mostly made of tissue that doesn’t stretch. Foam rolling or a massage is fine.

It can be bad for you if you don't do it right.