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Thanks for the reply Gabrielle,

Note: As I am generally very inflexible, slightly overweight..etc…I do experience little tweaks and such in various joints (including knee)….for this specifics of this discussion I will leave out mention of those.

Locking knee in balancing pose causes no sensations to my knee.
Fixed firm causes no sensation to my knees.
Bending my leg up in tree pose causes no sensation in my knee

The pain in my knee is random and aggravated by driving and walking long distances..(not in yoga 😉
My current treatment for this “flare up” is going to my therapist daily for ultrasound/laser & elctro-stim treatments…..then I ice at night as well.
This usually calms everything down within 5-8 days….as it is doing this time as well 🙂
Acute relief usually comes from either stopping walking momentarily…or when driving simply shifting the weight/knee/angle ever so slightly….then within 5-10 minutes the discomfort sets back in….repeat shifting..etc.

I am trying to avoid the surgery…and If I have 2-3 “flare ups” a year I will endure that….however if the flare ups occur more frequently I will consider surgery.

So being very new to Bikram….it was paramount for me to assess whether I could practice during a flare up of my knee. (whereas running or such is obviously out).

Thanks!
Jeff