ITB Rehab - week 5.

You know when something happens and your not 100% sure if the feedback you've been given is right? In true style, after 5 weeks of stretching, strengthening and observations I have a suspicion that the original diagnosis (not that it was officially given) was wrong. 5 weeks in and the signs of healing up are there but not in line with an ITB injury. Further personal investigation, not by a clinic, seems to indicate that the injury is more in line with an LCL sprain or meniscus tear. Observations, testing for both injuries, by me seems to look more like LCL than anything else, so although i've got lots of extra strength in my quads and glutes it may have been a bit of a waste of time. So with this in mind I've already found a set of rehab exercises and will look into exploiting them immediately. On the up side I can skip over weeks 1 - 3 as this is the RICE stage and we are clearly past that. I'll book another appointment with the Doc ASAP to get a second opinion.