Comments on: Your Guide to Knee Pain Prevention: Part I

By: Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:43:21 +0000

Hi Charlotte. Thanks for checking out the blog. Using a foam roller for IT band tightness makes a huge difference. Here’s a post about that with a few how-tos. It hurts a bit if you really lay into the roller, but if you’ve had a baby it should be easy peasy.

By: charlotte

charlotte — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:21:23 +0000

Great post! Very informative and your first line cracked me up!! Ever since my baby has been born I’ve been having a lot of IT band/hip flexor pain. I’m hoping it gets better. Otherwise I see compensatory injuries in my future… sigh.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:08 +0000

Please do! When I first had pain, it would go away quickly after a day or so, too. I didn’t pay too much attention to it because I figured I was young and resilient. (Ha.) The thing is, high-impact activities like running can aggravate the inflammation. Taking a break to tackle the cause is the best way to prevent further damage. (I know, I’m a broken record. But I’m just saying what I wish someone said to me the first time I felt an ache!)

By: FoodFitnessFreshair

FoodFitnessFreshair — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:24:00 +0000

This is just what I needed. My knee just started hurting in the past couple weeks, for the first time in my entire life. Every 2-3 days it will get better, but then I’ll run on it and by the end of my run I’m hurting…I guess I should really stay off of it for awhile to prevent a life-long injury.

By: Struggler

Struggler — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:48:03 +0000

Thank you, Tracey. I’ll try hard to live by your If it hurts, stop reminder.