OK, so its ITBS, so what?
Posted By Jon in Michigan on July 30, 2004
Well, its not really a syndrome yet. My iliotibial band is irritated. So I have ITBI. But unlike with my shin splints, I’m going to work on fixing this WITHOUT running through it. Hopefully this will not last long.
This advice on missing time due to injuries from Hal Higdon on Active.com:
3. If I miss several workouts due to injury/illness, where do I pick up the schedule when I am healthy again?
It depends on how much time you lose because of the illness or injury. If you miss only a few days, you can probably resume training on schedule. (Forget any missed miles; they’re gone forever.) If you lose a week or more, you need to be very cautious while catching up to make sure you don’t re-injure yourself or delay your recovery from illness. If you lose several weeks or more, you may need to reconsider your commitment to your planned marathon.
Whether I am running in Chicago or not, I want to continue to build so I can run a marathon. That means fixing yet another weak point that seams to have failed. Its funny, when you start doing something like this, you find all these muscles and stuff that were so terribly weak, when you thought you were pretty healthy. I think that’s what my friend meant when she said “You’ll be surprised how in tune you get with your body.” I just wish my body was a little more sharp and a little less flat. ;)
So I found a good on-line article with a series of stretches for my ITB at Running Times. I tried them a little last night. Gently. Don’t want to be stretching something that is injured. They say to do these 3 times a day, but I’m not sure I can do these at work. Maybe before bed then.
The one with the rolling your hiop/leg on a foam roller has been recommended by several folks. I need to find one of those foam swimming noodles. For those of you who don’t have these problems 1) I wish I was you and, 2) maybe you should do these once a week so you don’t have these problems in the future.
Onward.
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