Ever since the running race at the end of January I have been suffering with my left leg. Initially I had severe pain in my groin, see my previous post, this is much better now but I feel pain in my knee and feel tight on the outside of my leg. I have been reading about the IT Band lately and dread to think that I might have this syndrome.

During my run yesterday I was absolutely fine but afterwards the pain/tightness started. Today I can feel my left calf being tight too.
I follow Yoga exercises at home and like to think that I do enough stretches, but then again what is enough!?

I ordered from Pattstrap a strap for just above my knee and hope this will solve or prevent things from getting worse.

I found the following sites which shows how to stretch the IT band, some of the exercises are already incorporated in my almost daily yoga exercises so that should be fine.

http://www.howtostretch.com/iliotibi.htm

http://www.nismat.org/ptcor/itb_stretch/