Sorry I missed your post. Life got busy over the holidays.

My knee has been assessed by two orthopaedic surgeons by physical exam and Wikipedia reference-linkMRI. Neither thinks I have a surgical problem, and the MRI didn't show any tears to the Wikipedia reference-linkmeniscus.

I'm continuing with eccentric strengthening and stretching. Not much progress so far (after 8 weeks of strength exercises), but I haven't given up yet. Some local folks have suggested a local chiropracter who does some work with a laser - but "laser therapy" sounds suspiciously gimmicky to me. Anyone have experience with it or know if there's any evidence for it? Thanks!