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Originally Posted by nejla
I took a workshop from Suhaila and she said this is a common problem with her dancers. They all have foam rollers. With the Suhaila technique I think it has to do with overusing your butt muscels. I thought this was funny because she claims her technique is so benefiicial but then goes on to tell you to expect IT band issues.
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There is a misunderstanding here. You don't get IT band issues from using your butt, but (sorry), if you have a tight IT band it will show up when you are using your butt, or your quads, a lot.
And yes indeed, in runners the constant rotation of the legs at the knees does it, also cyclists, and logically also doing knee shimmies will make it show up. All of these motions will actually cause irritation of the IT band as opposed to motion that uses the butt muscle. It is due to the rubbing at insertion points of the band.