Review on Band Strap Vive Iliotibial Compression by Chad Mills

Well, first off, I only have one of these legs. The pads just slide off. It slips off when you run and sweats from moisture. It's not the product, it's the shape of my foot. What looks like a stick. Now to the heart of the problem. With ITBS, the problem is compression. You may experience knee pain, but the problems arise from jumping to the hip where this tape should be placed. When your muscles get tired and overworked, they block, swell, and cut off blood flow to your lower legs. After receiving a sports massage, I felt a tight and hard muscle group tighten around the IT band. You massaged it and relaxed it to the point where you no longer felt tight in the quadriceps and blood flow was allowed, but the sore tendon needed time to heal. Much better immediately after the treatment. Meaning? Adding more compression only makes the problem worse. Since insufficient blood flow leads to inflammation, this causes the ITB to tighten in the knee joint. Once the swelling has subsided, the ITB tension is relieved.