Iliotibial Band Stretches for Youth Track and Field Athletes
By Kathrine Smith The iliotibial band (IT band) is a thick band of connective tissue on the outside of the leg. It runs from the outside of the pelvis, over the hip to just below the knee. At the top of the band, by the pelvis, it attaches to two hip muscles the (gluteus maximus and tensor fascia latae). At the bottom,…