ITBS I have been running now for 4 and a half months steadly increasing my weekly miles. I have also joined my local running club and I am totally hooked on the sport. Everything seemed to be going great my fitness and endurace improving along with my times. All seemed well until around five weeks ago and a small irriatation started on the lateral side of my right knee. I continued the run I was on with the pain increasing only slightly but remaining with me overnight. The next day I set off on some speed work and within 100 mtrs the pain returned I had to abort my run and was in severe pain for a couple of days, the pain not retreating for over a week. I am now five weeks on and still in pain on every attempt to run. My GP prescibed anti-inflams but seemed reluctant to listen to my description of my problem. I feel very frustrated at the moment as I was making great progress with my sport. I have recently found some great sites and I am trying stretches with a great deal of optimisum. Please am I wasting my time with stretching I need some advice./ I am hoping to run the London marathon next year and I really should be putting in some miles now! in readiness for April. Hope someone can help, and do the stretches work? From: christopher.lingard@draxpower.com Story Categories UPDATED STORIES CATEGORIES   Apr. 15 441 ACL injury/reconstruction Mar. 23 19 Anterior knee pain syndrome Jan. 18 78 Arthroscopy Jul. 17 24 Autologous Chondrocyte ... Apr. 26 8 Bursitis May. 23 84 Cartilage problems Oct. 20 99 Chondromalacia Patellae Mar. 15 30 Chronic Swelling Dec. 10 22 Depression due to inactivity Apr. 12 63 Dislocation Feb. 11 20 Iliotibial Band Syndrome Sep. 03 162 Knee Injury Jan. 04 270 Knee pain Oct. 25 203 Knee Replacement ... Mar. 27 142 Knee surgery Jan. 05 28 Ligament damage Aug. 27 159 Meniscus injury/repair Apr. 03 29 Microfracture Mar. 09 65 Osgood Schlatter Disease Mar. 31 23 Osteoarthritis Nov. 28 59 Osteochondritis Dessicans Apr. 08 107 Other May. 11 106 Patella-Femoral Syndrome Jan. 12 33 Rehabilitation/Treatment May. 24 11 Rheumatoid Arthritis