So my knees have become much more unstable lately. I know it's because I've had to back off of using my ankle weights. My TFL and lateral side of hips keep flaring up when I use the ankle weights so I've had to stop. I'm still trying to do some quad exercises without weights. I've been avoiding my knee brace because I get this leaky vein behind my knee when I wear it a lot. I tried taping my knees with kinesio tape but it wasn't as effective as I was hoping it would be. I keep noticing new bruising around my left knee. Usually it's from my knee tracking wrong and popping out of place. Might have to just break down and wear the damn brace!