#  Solving the Mystery of the IT band 

 





August 26, 2015

 

 

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Former OEB graduate student, [Carolyn Eng](http://www.brown.edu/research/labs/robertslab/lab-members), and **Andrew Biewener** have co-authored two studies, in the [Journal of Experimental Biology](http://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/15/2382.full?sid=b8b530cd-99a3-4d35-8655-6e93a89a4817) and the [Journal of Biomechanics](http://www.jbiomech.com/article/S0021-9290(15)00354-1/fulltext), that examine how the iliotibial (IT) band stores and releases elastic energy to make walking and running more efficient. [Full Story.](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/08/understanding-the-it-band/)



 

 

 



 

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