[aazura]

I just started seeing an acupuncturist for some tendonitis in my knee and hip (and elbow... and few other issues...). He mentioned to me yesterday that my IT bands are really tight and that could be why my knee and hip are prone to overuse injuries. My pilates instructor also mentioned that my IT bands are tight a few weeks ago. I've been rolling them out using a foam roller and I'll also try some stretches they gave me.

So here's my question, to all the anatomy and kinesiology-smart bhuzzers out there... Do you think that there's something I'm doing in my dancing that's making the ITs really tight? It's common for runners to get tight IT bands but I don't run (b/c it often hurts my knee... go figure!). Do we use our ITs in our dance?? I figure we must, since they run from the outer hip to the knee, but I'm not sure I understand how.