I too had glute, hip and an achey back of the leg down to the knee pain. Maggie is right about the stretches, there are some good ones online. I have done all that,including using a foam roller on the IT band. A rolling pin works too but not as well. Make sure to take pain meds if you try it because this exercise is extremely painful. My trainer at the gym does it for me using a tiger tail, that you can find in a sports store as well as the foam roller. This week, I have started to see an acupuncturist and my pain is almost gone, the first treatment brought a lot of immediate relief. If you do consider this make sure they are well accredited. Beleive it or not, some of the trigger points for that area were in the back of the lower head and just inside the ear flap. She also tens therapy on the hip, glute and back of leg. I am going again tomorrow fo my second visit and I hope to be pain free. Just for grins maybe you could massage the ear flap, not the lobe, of the affected side to see if it helps. The needles don't hurt, I was surprised. At least you know it will get easier as the atrophied muscles get stronger, just don't over do it. My trainer tells me to eat a lot of protein and I drink a smoothie every morning that contains whey protein that aids in muscle repair. I hope you feel better soon.
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