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Tensor fascia latae
The tensor fascia latae (TFL) is basically a drama magnet — an easily-worked-up, overactive muscle that leads to the development of both hip and knee pain. Ray, our Director of Education, outlines how to eliminate pain and minimize the activation of the TFL.
When we force our TFL to work overtime, it cops an attitude. We wind up with misleading pain in the hip, low back, knee or piriformis. But the real drama queen is the TFL, the primary culprit in the dreaded IT Band Syndrome (ITBS). Here’s how to address it head on.
