What is iliotibial band syndrome?

Iliotibial band syndrome is an inflammatory condition related to the injury of the thick band that runs from your hip to the outside of your knee, the band of tissue rubs over the outer bone (lateral condyle) of the knee causing pain with use.

How do members experience iliotibial band syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with iliotibial band syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for iliotibial band syndrome*

Who has iliotibial band syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 14
40s 11
50s 19
60s 5
70+ 11

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 40

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What is iliotibial band syndrome?

Iliotibial band syndrome is an inflammatory condition related to the injury of the thick band that runs from your hip to the outside of your knee, the band of tissue rubs over the outer bone (lateral condyle) of the knee causing pain with use.



Common symptoms reported by people with iliotibial band syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for iliotibial band syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with iliotibial band syndrome

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Got a question about living with iliotibial band syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has iliotibial band syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 30 say iliotibial band syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 14
40s 11
50s 19
60s 5
70+ 11
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 6
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 40

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 23
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from iliotibial band syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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