Tuesday Trivia
2009 September 22
Its time for Tuesday Trivia!! Woo, Woo!! Try and answer today’s question without cheating googling.
This lovely part of our body, is often in need of a stretch, roll or massage. It is often the source of knee pain for runners. It’s the great iliotibial band!
True or False: The iliotibial band is a muscle?
Check back tonight for the answer along with more information on how to prevent an IT injury.
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I’m going to say true!
I love that little gadget you have there! I love to use a foam roller to hit my IT band…it hurts so good!
I’m guessing false… no real reason why, but I think it might be something other than a muscle.
Yay! I know this one! I think…
I’ve had IT band problems for over two years and have had to go to PT several times. My answer is FALSE. The IT band is a tendon.
Where’d you get your roller from? I currently use a foam roller but yours looks like it may be more effective!
Meg, its called the stick and I bought it at a local running store. Its pretty fantastic, although I still use the foam roller.
So after my run tonight I was in the shower, thinking about blogs (yes, I thought of you in the shower!) and I remembered it was Tuesday – and then I thought “Wait, isn’t it Trivia Tuesday!??” And thank goodness, I was right!
I’m going to be a copy cat and say that it’s false as well. My reasoning is that I think there’s only a few muscles surrounding the knee – everything else is pretty much a tendon, ligament, or cartilage.
Erin! Thank you for thinking of me. Generally, I only get those kinds of comments from clients who are sore from their workout the day before. I hope that trivia Tuesday can live up to your expectations.
OK, I won’t cheat this time!
I’m going to say no, the ITB is connective tissue and not actually a muscle.