[pct-l] IT BAND INJURY

[Jim Marco]

Well, there are a lot of muscles/connective tissues in that area. Sorry, I am no medical doctor. But, if you have been hiking fairly hard, it could just be a "training" injury. I have experienced this, even when I was running a 1/3-1/2 marathon (7-10mi) daily. Walking 15-20mi a day with a load, even 25-30 pounds, is just not the same as running for a couple hours. This will usually heal up in two or three days with light use. Fall back to 5-10mi/day for a couple days and see what happens. If it gets worse, it may require therapy. But, sore hips and knees are *my* normal for the first few weeks of a long hike. I can hope you will heal in short order. Alieve (ibuprofen) may help, as long as it doesn't mask any serious pain. Training is never the same as being out there. I think you will find it is just "stiff" after a couple days, not really painful. Eventually it won't even bother you. 

I have never been so bad I could NOT hike, though. Just prone to being sore...no fun. I chalked it up to old age and just kept going, though with a limp, for a couple short days. Good Luck!    
	My thoughts only . . .
		jdm    

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Ben Ulsh
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:43 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] IT BAND INJURY

Hi PCT people. I need your help. I just hitched into Julian because of a VERY sore IT band. Can anyone whose dealt with IT band issues offer any words of wisdom/ advice. I was feeling great the first 4 days and out of nowhere I'm peg legging it down the trail. THANK YOU!!

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