Does foam rolling release your ITB?
12 September 2021
“I’m going to foam roll my ITB to release it!” You hear this all the time but can you release your ITB? Firstly, your ITB
“I’m going to foam roll my ITB to release it!” You hear this all the time but can you release your ITB? Firstly, your ITB
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