Hi, just a question about iliotibial band
syndrome. My doctor diagnosed me with
this (just by my description of the pain,
no tests were done) and i've been doing
the recommended stretches. It's an acute,
pulling type of pain that sometimes gets
so severe it brings me down to the ground
wherever i'm standing. I get immediate
pain relief with the stretches but it
never goes away or even gets a little bit
better (it's been going on for about 1
year). I've found a lot of info. Online
about this condition and all of it says
that the pain comes with movement
/activity and subsides wih relaxation.
Mine's just the opposite -the pain comes
when i'm not moving around much (i.E.
Standing at the sink doing dishes,
cooking, taking a shower, etc.). I'm
never in pain when i'm moving around or
even walking/jogging on the treadmill at
the gym. So my question is, could I have
iliotibial band syndome even if my
occurrence of pain happens when all the
literature says it should not be
happening? I'm just not sure if I should
go back to the doctor to see if it could
be something different like a pulled
muscle or compressed nerve.
