That exact same thing no, knee pain absolutely. When knees hurt I suspect there is an imbalance. It can be subtle, like mine. But it will still effect you over time. Of course the doctors will always tell you to stop or take it easy since that's their generic liability answer.

My solution was a regiment of progressive resistance, and it appears to be working well thus far. I started ridiculously light with the weights (leg extensions. and light squats), and have built up slowly over the past few months so now its hard for anyone to tell I have knee issues.

No more useless scans or X-rays and certainly not surgery. I did my own rehab, and its working well for me. I haven't had to use the Voltaren in months. Now if I could just cure my chronic back, neck, and shoulder pain, I'd be 100%. And yes, the rehab improved that too, though not nearly as well.