The effects of alteration in muscle activation on the iliotibial band during an exhaustive run.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateAll participants signed an informed consent form prior to enrolling in the study. The Human Subjects Ethics Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Number: HSEARS20150121003) has approved this study. The authors confirmed that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No. 11972315), and General Research Funds granted by the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (No. PolyU15211322)."