Spiritual Stretching Have you ever heard of Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)? Well neither had I until this week. It seems that is why I am having so much pain in my leg. There is a band of fibrous tissues that runs down the leg, like the seam in trousers. When that gets tight, it can affect all the muscles from the hip to the ankle. Here’s the odd part. The most common cause is running. I can’t remember the last time I ran for anything! After a little research, I found out that the reason runners get ITBS is from always running on the same side of the road. You see, most roads are crowned; that is, they slope from the middle to each side so water can run off. By always running on the same side of the road eventually one leg gets longer than the other. Wearing the boot from my foot surgery for so long has created the same situation as running along the same side of the road. That got me to thinking . . . Sometime
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