Hi, i have been recreationally running for a few years now. Not far, at the most probably 8km in the past. But i do love my saturday morning jogs.
Originally when i first began running i had knee pain, turns out it was caused by poor technique. This was a few years ago now. For the last 2 years ive been battling with itb problems on and off, which gradually increased, recurring more often, and the onset now so quick i can't even run for 5 minutes before the pain begins. Ive had dry needling which helped at first but wasnt a permanent fix.
I had a full assessment by a new physio to get some fresh eyes on the situation. Ive been looked at top to toe at hips, glutes stregth etc. And referred on to a sports medicine dr. Ive had 1x set of cortisone injections above the itb at the side of the knees with no change. An xray showed nothing, and an mri showed thickening of the itb and some fluid retention below the patella which he thought is referred from itbs.
Ive now been given the ultimatum, stop running/hiking/stairs OR have surgery to remove the piece of itb that sits over the bone. Ive now been referred to a surgeon.
In the past i have been told by an osteo (who used to treat me for lower back pain) and from an old xray that i have very slight scoliosis. I also remember my osteo always looking at my hips and saying one sits higher and is slightly rotated forward.
It makes me wonder if my itbs could be contributed to by the spine/hip?
If they said the surgery would fix it, it be getting it done tomorrow. But it worries me that i could have it done, with no improvement, and it actually reccur due to other reasons.
Im left really confused and unsure of what to do from here or who to seek advice from.
My physio, and sports med dr never saw or looked at my old spinal xray.
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Hi, i have been recreationally running for a few years now. Not far, at the most probably 8km in the past. But i do love my saturday morning jogs.
November 28, 2015 - 9:39pmOriginally when i first began running i had knee pain, turns out it was caused by poor technique. This was a few years ago now. For the last 2 years ive been battling with itb problems on and off, which gradually increased, recurring more often, and the onset now so quick i can't even run for 5 minutes before the pain begins. Ive had dry needling which helped at first but wasnt a permanent fix.
I had a full assessment by a new physio to get some fresh eyes on the situation. Ive been looked at top to toe at hips, glutes stregth etc. And referred on to a sports medicine dr. Ive had 1x set of cortisone injections above the itb at the side of the knees with no change. An xray showed nothing, and an mri showed thickening of the itb and some fluid retention below the patella which he thought is referred from itbs.
Ive now been given the ultimatum, stop running/hiking/stairs OR have surgery to remove the piece of itb that sits over the bone. Ive now been referred to a surgeon.
In the past i have been told by an osteo (who used to treat me for lower back pain) and from an old xray that i have very slight scoliosis. I also remember my osteo always looking at my hips and saying one sits higher and is slightly rotated forward.
It makes me wonder if my itbs could be contributed to by the spine/hip?
If they said the surgery would fix it, it be getting it done tomorrow. But it worries me that i could have it done, with no improvement, and it actually reccur due to other reasons.
Im left really confused and unsure of what to do from here or who to seek advice from.
My physio, and sports med dr never saw or looked at my old spinal xray.
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