Hips making cracking noises

Sweet_Pea4
Sweet_Pea4 Posts: 447 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
When I was doing leg raises earlier. Every time I was lifting my legs up my hips were making cracking noises. Does anyone know why? I was find them rather difficult I have to say.

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  • MeganAnne89
    MeganAnne89 Posts: 271 Member
    Are you sure it was your hips and maybe not your knees? Cracking in knees is very common.

    I think I've only heard what sounded to be my pelvis cracking about once in my life
  • Vune
    Vune Posts: 674 Member
    Did it hurt? Then it's a question for your doctor. Anecdotally, I have a friend who can "crack" her hips like another person would crack their knuckles. It's just the way she's built.
  • lublue
    lublue Posts: 123 Member
    My left hip does this - it's as if the ball is moving out of the hip socket, right (but not as painful as that sounds)?

    It worries me a bit sometimes too!
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    Its the gases being released in the synovial fluid around your joints. At least that what my pilates teacher says. Its a totally normal phenomenon.
  • Nightcometh
    Nightcometh Posts: 67 Member
    It could be a cavitation, which is just a gas implosion like popping your knuckles. Or snapping hip syndrome. Or ...a lot of things. When I move like that it's usually my sacrum that pops.
  • jessakittyis
    jessakittyis Posts: 159 Member
    This happens to me a lot too but I've never been able to find a reason for it.. It doesn't hurt its just a very sickening sound!
  • sstolii123
    sstolii123 Posts: 205 Member
    Its the gases being released in the synovial fluid around your joints. At least that what my pilates teacher says. Its a totally normal phenomenon.

    Very Good! The cracking noise is called cavitation!
    Same thing when you crack your knuckles or if you go to a Chiropractor for an adjustment.
  • Geojerm
    Geojerm Posts: 291 Member
    When I was doing leg raises earlier. Every time I was lifting my legs up my hips were making cracking noises. Does anyone know why? I was find them rather difficult I have to say.

    I don't know why... but mine do the same thing, and have for as long as I can remember. All I have to do is raise my leg and pop... usually feels quite good :happy:
  • meganjcallaghan
    meganjcallaghan Posts: 949 Member
    depends. if it's uncomfortable get it checked. I know that something around my pelvis on the right side pops and crunches when i lift my leg and it's got something to do with the fact that my pelvis is stuck in an upwards and back position as opposed to being free to move properly. you might want to check with a chiropractor?

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