Originally Posted by
Jakedatc
Most people feel IT band stuff at the knee.. Quad tendonitis would be in the front of the knee or on top not on the side. but thanks for playing "i'm not a doctor but i make a horrible one on the intertubes"
Foam roller and IT band/tensor fascia latae stretches. among other things people suggested.
Did the OP not indicate that he sometimes felt the pain where the quad meets the kneecap? Isn't that on top?
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/307850-clinical
"The patient with iliotibial band syndrome typically reports pain at the lateral aspect of the knee; however, in some cases, the presenting symptom is hip pain over the greater trochanter ... Some patients may have tenderness over the greater trochanteric region of the hip."
And I've been diagnosed with it by a sports Dr. I do get some knee pain, but that's minor compared with the hip pain.