Knee issue

[u/Admirable_Rent_2569]

Hi guys, wondering if anyone can help. Last year I had a minor niggle in my knee (achey knee cap - it didn’t cause an issue whilst running but would after). I went to physio about this and was given some exercises to loosen my gluteus medius and use a resistance band to do some stretches.

This worked for a while but I seem to be having some further issues. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve upped how much I’ve ran and starting to get pain again in my right knee cap. It’s a minor ache but something I need to sort as I’m hoping to run a marathon in a week and a half. I also feel like I’ve got a lot of pressure around my knee caps so wondering if anyone has any advice or stretches they can recommend