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This causes a twisting on the tibia and changes its relationship to your kneecap. This can cause tracking problems as well. If your quadriceps or hamstring muscles are too tight, they also will affect the mechanics of the knee and lead to compensation patterns that cause pain.
1 Typically, with ITB Friction Syndrome people are able to run/cycle etc initially, but the pain then comes on after a certain time or distance as is felt as a burning pain around the outer side of the knee. 2  Then, the further you run/cycle, the more it hurts. In runners, cyclists or other people who exercise a lot, the ITB can run on the knobbly bit of bone that is prominent on the outer side of the knee (the lateral epicondyle). 2  If the ITB rubs too much then it will get inflamed around the outer side of the knee, causing pain â which is called âITB Friction Syndromeâ.