A common scenario I deal with as a PT specializing in runners:  Said runner started feeling pain, kept running,  tried new shoes, kept running.  Pain got worse.  Stopped running.  Took Ibuprofen and iced…got a little better,  started running…started hurting. Do you get the idea?   The conversation goes like this: PT: “Hi Jon, what brings you in today?” Jon: “Well, the outside of my knee hurts when I run” PT: “What have you been doing for it?” Jon: “Well I’ve been foam rolling,  stretching my IT band, and icing” PT:  “Is it helping?” Jon: “Not really, I still can’t run well.” Probably the biggest hurdle in rehabbing a running injury is…