Onix, yes working on the joint definitely helped. The 1st time my PT worked on it I immediately felt the tension go out of my right hip. He told me to go ride my bike no limitations. I rode a 20 mile ride with a few good long hills and no pain.

In my case my lower back started locking up when I'd bend over. At first I thought this was unrelated to the knee/foot pain. By the time I sought medical care my entire right side hurt down into my right leg. And yes, walking seemed to make me more uncomfortable.

An MRI didn't show anything except for osteoarthritis in my right SI joint and right hip. Ortho said something was causing the arthritis but didn't know what.

1st PT focused on painful side and did some things to loosen the right SI but I ended up feeling worse. He also said my right glute was weaker than left but his prescribed exercises made me feel worse.

2nd Pt, with information in hand, examined my left SI. One thing to note is 1st PT did lower back exam but had me laying on my stomach. 2nd PT did it with me on my back. I could tell the difference between right and left SI when he moved them, left had no movement and was hard as a board, right had lots of movement.

Before discovering the SI issue I used to sit on my left glute no matter how hard I tried to sit balanced and when sitting for long periods, like traveling in car, I'd feel very stiff and have a hard time straightening up. After walking around for a few minutes I would loosen up. Often the left glute would be very sore from the pressure on the car seat.

Finally, I tore my ACL in 06 and had surgery. In spite of faithfully doing the exercises my right leg never regained the muscle that it had pre surgery. My ortho was concerned but didn't pursue this. This summer, in spite of doing no quad exercises my muscles have returned to pre surgery size and are pretty symmetrical with the left side.

Also, be sure your cleats are clean and lubed and placed properly on your shoe.

Hope this helps you find the solution to your problem.