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Building such complex computer models was no easy feat, and adding to the complexity, Eng said, was the fact that precise descriptions of the IT band — which muscles attached to it and where — were all but non-existent.
It was around 10 p.m. when the pain in my leg first snaked its way around my left knee, stretched up my IT band and settled into my hip with defiant certainty, forcing me to question mine.
For many people, it's the source of a nagging — and painful — injury, but for Carolyn Eng, the IT band is an intriguing mystery, one she may be close to solving.
To understand what role the IT band plays in locomotion, the researchers developed a computer model to estimate how much it stretched ― and by extension, how much energy it stored — during walking and running.
The moment arm describes the location of the IT band relative to the joint, and plays an important role in determining how much the IT band strains and how much torque it transmits during locomotion.
One part of the IT band stretches as the limb swings backward, Eng explained, storing elastic energy.
She used the measurements to calculate the moment arm of the IT band about the hip and knee.
Together they look like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, or the Ting Tings, or some other "it" band of the hour.
She then repeated the process for different parts of the IT band, and for each plane of movement at the hip and knee.
The keys are to strengthen the gluteal muscles (try squats and hips up) and roll out the IT Band using a foam roller.
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