ITB FS and Cortisone Injections
(5 discussions)
Has anyone out there had a cortisone injection to get rid of iliotibial band friction syndrome?
If so – did it help you? Hurt you? Not really do anything??
Am considering it. Have been religiously doing my physical therapy exercises and am sick of waiting for this to resolve.
Thanks for your input.
5 comments
Muscledawg
Hi Leeloo (loved your movie btw! )
The knee comes up to the chest and straight back to the push up position. The object is NO hip rotation to strengthen stabiliztion of the hip.
Hope that helps,
Muscledawg.
Leeloo
I’ve tried to visualize this exercise, but fail. Is the straight leg coming forward when straight out to the side? A piriformis exercise? Thanks.
Muscledawg
Sounds like your PT is covering all the bases well but alot of my clients have had weak priformis muscles too. The piriformis is the major hip stabilizer.
Try getting on top of a physioball in push-up position w/ your hands on the floor and thighs on the ball. Then try to draw one knee up to your chest and back and see if you can keep your knee straight. If you can’t it needs work.
Hope that helps,
Muscledawg
Leeloo
Muscledawg –
Thank you again. I appreciate your well thought out replies.
When you refer to “hip rotator” muscles, are you referring to the abductors? If so, yes, I am currently under the supervision of a PT, working to strengthen my abductors, gluteus medius muscles, inner quad group (weaker than my outer) and core muscles as well.
Is your terminology different, or are we talking about different groups of muscles. Thanks again – I think you might be on to something.
Leeloo
Muscledawg
I’ve just had a cortisone/marcaine injection in my shoulder to deal with severe tendonitis of two rotator cuff muscles. I wouldn’t let the PA inject me without an additional Rx for physical therapy.
The injection makes you feel too good too quick and you (I know I) would fail to correct the underlying problem without some dispassionate supervision.
One thing to consider is whether you (and your PTs and MDs) understand the true origin of your ITB syndrome. In my experience in the absence of training errors like wrong/old shoes and running with the crown of the road always on one side of you ITBS arises when your hip rotators are weak and unable to stabilize your leg during the footstrike and stance phase of your gait.
Ask your PT to evaluate your hip rotator strength on the affected side to see if they could stand some strengthening.
My advice would be to hold off on the injection until you’ve tried the hip rotator exercises (if there is a weakness there) for a bit to see if your symptoms start to resolve.
Hope that helps,
Muscledawg.