Prevent IT Band Injuries

Katalin, the Owner of POW! MMA & Fitness gives 5 exercises for IT Band injuires. These exercises are easy to insert into your workout rouinte. If you are prone to IT band injuires, please make some combination of these exercises part of your regular routine.
ALthough martial artists, muay thai practioners, MMA fighters get more flexibility training in their personal routine than many runners, it is still a common injury.
POW! MMA offers a full training program, but is always trying to feature preventative training elements to educate their members about healthier training methods.
The IT Band is a thick band that runs across the outside of the hip and extends down towards the outside of the thigh. It then inserts below the knee joint. The top of the IT band actually shoots off the butt muscle (the glutteal medius to be exact). It extends fairly straight down the side of the leg and then ends at the knee cap, with some of the fibers connecting to the knee cap and the hamstrings (actually crossing over where they connect at the knee).

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