Tag: hip abductors

Low Back Pain, Hip Strength, and IT Band Tightness

Aug 27, 2014

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by

chad reilly

in Hip Pain/Injuries, Low Back Pain

The relationship between hip abductor muscle strength and iliotibial band tightness in individuals with low back pain. Chiropractic & Osteopathy. 2010 Jan 13;18:1. Arab AM, Nourbakhsh MR. Abstract BACKGROUND: Shortening of the iliotibial band (ITB) has been considered to be associated with low back pain (LBP). It is theorized that ITB tightness in individuals with…