The pages above cover some of the basic treatments for ITBS. The following give extra hints and methods of getting over this pain in the knee:

Best treatments...

...I've used so far, in order of effectiveness to me, and how soon after the onset I'd start them:

Once you first experience the pain of ITBS, count on being out of commission for at least 1 month, and maybe more, depending on how aggressively you treat this and how your body responds. If you didn't glean this from the above medical definitions:

Immediately

1. STOP RUNNING to prevent further inflammation, don't just ease off
2. RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation). Ice - 20 minutes on, 10 minutes off, 3 times a session, twice daily. Be careful not to freeze the skin, especially if you use commercial ice packs, some of which freeze at a lower temperature than water.
3. Anti-inflammatory drugs (I use ibuprofen, you may find natural products such as Glucosamine and Condroitin Sulfate work for you),
4. Stretch ITB at least twice a day, 30-60 seconds each side, using at least 2 different stretches. Don't bounce, don't stretch till it hurts (i.e. too hard).
5. Self-massage of area, across the thighs and calves (sideways, not up and down).

Real Soon

• See your doctor or physical therapist, to confirm you actually have ITBS.
• Check if your running shoes are worn down, particularly in the outside of the heels,
• See a podiatrist (or your physical therapist!) to check if you need orthotics.

Long Term (If the above doesn't help)

• Get your running form video-analyzed by someone that knows what good running form looks like,
• Surgery (Yeesh! Haven't been there). Personally, I think that’s the step of last resort, since it doesn’t always work.
• Quit running forever (God forbid! Haven't done that).
• I have custom orthotics, and I think they help.
• Physical Therapy - they told me I was tight in my ITB (duh), gave me stretches and exercises for it. Also did electro-stim and ultrasound, but I think that did squat. No relief followed the first time. My second time, I had a different PT and think he's put me on the road to recovery.
• Cortisone steroidal treatment (only by a physician or other health care professional), either injected or transdermal. Seems to help reduce inflammation when combined with other therapies. If this is done wrong, it can hurt like hell.