ITBS = Ilio-Tibial Band Syndrome
Has anyone else here had a problem with this?
It’s kept me off the bike for about 3 weeks now, and it doesn’t feel like it’s going to get better in a hurry. Walking up stairs, and pedalling (i.e., putting any effort through that leg), are pretty much impossible. I visited a physio today who confirmed the diagnosis and recommended stretches, use of roller (both of which I had already been doing, but maybe not often enough). The advice was to stretch/use roller more frequently, give it a week, and then go back for a course of acupuncture. I would love to believe that this will fix it, but the pain I get in my knee when I load the quad in that leg suggests that it might be a good while before I’m back in the saddle.
Background: no trauma, no changes to riding position, etc., most likely reason being increased weekly mileage - but nothing spectacular, just half day rides, and nothing I haven’t done before, it’s just that I’m now doing it more frequently. Or I was. The problem was apparent for a couple of weeks before I stopped. On the last (40mile) ride I struggled to limp home using just one leg.