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Don't take this the wrong way, but are you carrying extra weight? Many knee problems are worse with excess weight.
You may have chondromalacia as well, or "runner's knee." The only two realistic therapies for this are rest and/or surgery.
I recently had a 2nd surgery on my knee called a trochlear microfracture surgery. I had no cartilage left from the wear and tear after knee reconstruction, so my doctor bored holes in the base of my femur to allow marrow to bleed out, clot, and hopefully form fibrocartilage. Of course then he told me to never run again, but that's obviously not an option if you're an official.
My physical therapist mentioned that to save on pain (tendonitis), make your officiating all the running you ever do. To stay in shape, do a lot of biking and swimming.
Of course there's the all-encompassing therapy too...rest, elevation, ice.
Good luck.
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