My knee has been hurting since March and hurts a whole heck of a lot now (probably because of adding marching band to it). I had an MRI about a week ago and my orthopedic said the report didn't really say anything about a meniscus tear which was thought that it could be (but I swear he read something about maybe a small tear or something in the posterior horn). Well, the doctor concluded that it was probably just inflammation and I have to go to PT to get exercises. The problem is, is how can inflammation hurt that badly? The other night my knee was aching in sooooo much pain that I swear I cried myself to sleep.