@twilli2822 My story is exactly like yours, minus the cupping. Dr said wait 1 year, it's been 6 months and started at 5 months. I thought scar tissue only applied to the one you could see and it is great but apparently the unseen scar tissue is the problem, also under the knee cap. My dr also said to use recumbent bike 2x day which I don't have. I did somewhat extensive walking yesterday before I went to PT to have him reassure me about my kneecap and wouldn't you know, my knee didn't crack and pop as much when he examined it. His advice, join a gym. I don't have a pool near me and would have to drive through a lot of traffic about 15 miles one way to get to one. Thank you for the picture of the kit, I will check that out for sure, youtube has been my best friend lately. I hope we can keep in touch as we have such a similar situation.