Elliptical vs. Incline walking (Read 244 times)

About a week ago I developed a burning pain in the base of my knee during some mild speedwork on the treadmill (it appeared around the 2.5 mile mark). It doesn't hurt when I go about my normal day. I last ran on saturday, just an easy two miler to test out some new shoes and the pain came back around the 1 mile mark (although it wasn't nearly as bad as when it happened on the treaddmill). I've been icing it since then and taken ibuprofen a handful of times. I feel like the elliptical might aggravate it but my family is driving me crazy and I want to go to the gym! I guess a better question is whether or not to take the rest of the week off and then whether to introduce the elliptical or incline walking. And also what does running to the pain mean?

Well, yeah, for now I'm just waiting for my babysitter aka husband to come take over! I'm so paranoid about injuries that I worry about setting myself back if I attempt and fail on the elliptical (which I know isn't the reality). And if incline walking hurts too then I'm out fuel and diesel is not cheap.