Dear Patient, Last week in Access Points I wrote about the places where physically we hold our emotional stress, and observed that the thigh isn’t typically one of those places. There’s one exception though. If you press around along the lateral or outer side of your thigh, chances are you’ll find a tender spot or two, perhaps a VERY tender spot or two, along a thick bundle of fibers called the iliotibial band or IT band, a body part that’s notoriously difficult to stretch.
Outer Thigh
Outer Thigh
Outer Thigh
Dear Patient, Last week in Access Points I wrote about the places where physically we hold our emotional stress, and observed that the thigh isn’t typically one of those places. There’s one exception though. If you press around along the lateral or outer side of your thigh, chances are you’ll find a tender spot or two, perhaps a VERY tender spot or two, along a thick bundle of fibers called the iliotibial band or IT band, a body part that’s notoriously difficult to stretch.