Thankfully it is reversable, I just need to strengthen that quad that attaches to the kneecap. It's been far worse in the past, and when I concentrate on doing what I know that I need to do it goes away for months. Thankfully squatting doesn't typically hurt it unless it is already flaring pretty badly - even when my butt is almost touching the groundThe latter is just a drill my trainer has me do on the TRX to help me with my squat range of motion - squat so my butt touches the ground, keep arms extended on the straps in an overhead position and come up into a proper overhead squat position. Hold that a couple of seconds and then, keep the arms extended, come all the way up.
Riding seems to make it the most cranky right now, far more so than gym stuffI think that is only because I've not been riding as often as usual and I do think that makes it worse.