ITB Syndrome

That was the diagnosis! Thank goodness it wasn't anything else more serious.

I don't want to take this lightly, by any means. But considering everything that could have been wrong, the diagnosis of ITBS was something comforting to me.

I arrived at the doctor's office 20 minutes pre-appointment time. Wanted to have plenty of time to complete the loads of paperwork you have to fill out prior to a first visit. I was promptly escorted to the x-ray room and the nice x-ray tech was very cordial and professional.

Following a very brief wait in examining room 2, the doctor came in. He asked me to describe the pain and show him where it hurt. "You're a runner, aren't you?" he asked. "Yes sir, I am. And a triathlete as well. This episode occurred while I was running a half marathon this past Saturday."

"Oh, I see. And I suppose you want me to fix it so that you can run the marathon in April, right?" He said with a smile. By his expression I could tell that he understood where I was coming from. "Yes sir, I do"

"Well, the good news is that there's absolutely nothing wrong with your knee, see (he showed me the x-ray) well at least nothing that we can't fix with a little physical therapy and a low dose anti-inflammatory" He continued. "We'll get you a few sessions with the pt and if you follow instructions, you should be good as new"!

"My only question now would be: can I continue to train and run?" I said. "It depends on how much pain you have and how much you can take...but you need to be smart about it." he replied.

"Will it do any further damage if I continue to run with pain?"

"No, unless you're not following your pt instructions"

Follow instructions, are you kidding? Obviously I will follow instructions.

So when do I start pt?