Thanks Wahine for such an informative reply. I've printed it out and I'm taking it with me to the P.T. tomorrow morning. Thurs. I am seeing the ortho doctor right before I see the sports medicine doctor so I will be able to ask him about my motion control shoes (new pair of brooks adrenaline) and the orthotics.

I was told that I do have hip weakness (planks are hard for me), my right side is particularly weak. I was also told that I have to get my glutes to fire more (esp. for running). Through the pilates portion of the PT I also learned that I wasn't really engaging core muscles.

My P.T. told me she thought my knee issue had to be connected to my back (my doc didn't think so) but I need all of this clarified with more detail. I have a vague notion of what's going on in my body so I know I need to learn more and ask more questions. It helps to know what questions to ask!