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Inclusion Criteria: * male and female athlete within 19-40 years, * running a minimum average of 15 running kilometers, * Runners with one sided iliotibial band syndrome for at least 3 months were included, * Pain along IT band at either Gerdy's tubercle or the lateral femoral epicondyle during running, * positive stiffness with Ober's test, and * reporting pain during Noble's compression test. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a history of previous knee trauma of past 6 months, * Individuals with a history of previous knee surgery of past 6 months, * Other knee abnormalities including patellofemoral joint pain, * popliteus tendinitis, * lateral meniscal injury, * Degenerative joint disease, and * lateral collateral ligament sprain to the affected side.