Iliotibial Band Release

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Quote from: SpeedDialer on February 12, 2023, 06:34:03 PMYeah hm.. the short term pain of the IT band release. I mean I hardly ever stretched my IT bands during the whole journey. I got the IT band release and as a result my IT bands almost always had great range of motion

And now my IT band has full range of motion after finishing lengthening more than 6 cm, still with hardly any total stretching of the IT band except during PT. And I am not flexible

Maybe it was overkill, maybe that's why Becker does a less aggressive version, idk not sure. Maybe Becker's right to do a "soft" release to help people go back to work sooner. I went with a different doctor

Wonder if other people had similar experiences

Did you have a non weight bearing nail

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Quote from: DoingItForMe on November 19, 2015, 04:43:57 AMMost likely not. Especially if you're already flexible with the IT bands. To test this, lay on your side and form a V with your two legs - with the top leg behind the lower leg. Now drop the top leg towards the ground. Does it just hang there, or does it drop past the lower leg? If it's the second one, then your IT bands are flexible and you probably don't need IT band release even if you're going to 8 cm.

At 4-5 cm, almost nothing of mine were tight. I was still extremely flexible. It was past 5-6 cm when I started losing flexibility at a rapid pace.

can you ms paint draw this test or something it doesn't make much sense to me

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Quote from: sixfootandhalf on February 13, 2023, 06:00:36 AMDid you have a non weight bearing nail

I have gnail (weight bearing)