Here's everything you should know about iliotibial band syndrome—plus, the IT band exercises that can help to prevent it. One second you’re running with your hair blowing in the breeze, pump-up jams ...

On one hand, you hear people say that running is high-impact and can be bad for your knees over time. On the other hand, you hear people say that running strengthens your joints and protects bone ...

CAT: Critical appraisal tool, CI: Confidence interval, CON: Control, CRP: Continuous relative phase, DNR: Did no report, F: Females, ITB: Iliotibial band, ITBS ...

Although it seems like the once-common concern that "running is bad for your knees" has been debunked, the truth is that knee pain can still be quite prevalent among runners. Knee pain from running ...

Do you know what your IT band is? And it can cause all kind of problems when too tight, and/or inflamed. IT stands for iliotibial. It’s a thick band of connective tissue, that runs from the hip bone ...

More than 50% of all runners get injured every year. Chances are, your plan was not personalized for your current abilities, and you ran too many miles, too quickly. These types of injuries occur when ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weakness in the muscles that support the hips may be a common contributor to many overuse injuries in runners, a new research review suggests. For most runners, overuse ...