Iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS ) is an overuse injury caused by excessive friction between the iliotibial band (ITB) and the lateral femoral condyle. The iliotibial band is a confluence ...

Knee pain is one of the most common aches that runners will likely experience at some point throughout their lifetime. In fact, if you get any group of runners together, there’s a high chance ...

Iliotibial band friction syndrome is a common cause of knee pain in long distance runners. The pain is caused by friction of the iliotibial band over the lateral epicondyle of the femur. Two hundred ...

Objective: To investigate atrophy and weakness of the quadriceps femoris muscle ... hamstrings, triceps surae, and iliotibial band which have been associated with PFPS. 11 The presence of these ...