← Return to Tight IT band after TKR: Does this tightness go away?

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The recommended exercises people have posted look excellent. Thank you for that. Awaiting surgery on 2nd knee and I expect I will have “opportunity” to use them. I had some IT Band issues with first after a few weeks into the surgery. It doesn’t seem mine were as bad as some people on here describe but the pulling sensation was certainly uncomfortable. I went to massage therapy and that really helped so I started doing massage on it myself. I’m 5 mos in now (still experiencing healing so it all takes time) and it still surfaces occasionally so I massage at least 1x a day as preventative.

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Self massage and stretching will help. A TKR is a traumatic surgery and can take up to one year to fully heal. Some heal faster than others. The good news is that the ITB can be stretched, unlike scar tissue. It's hard to be patient, but I'm sure you'll resolve it with what you know.