Snap, Crackle, Pop Knees

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  • Tonnina
    Tonnina Posts: 979 Member
    It's called getting old. Welcome to the club. :drinker:

    Mine have done it since I was 16... I'm only 23... I don't think it's from being older, I think it's from being heavy.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    For as long as I can remember there have always been issues with my knees. When I was a kid I would often get a burning pain in my knees while laying in bed at night that nobody could explain away and it made me unable to sleep. When I started working out with weights I started doing the snap-crackle-pop thing too.
  • louised88
    louised88 Posts: 159
    My feet do this :/ There is a clicking noise that comes from the top of my feet (not my ankle) when I walk barefoot. (And maybe when I have shoes on, and I just can't hear it.) It doesn't hurt though and I'm glad to hear I'm not the only clicker! Was kind of worried there's something wrong, as my little toes are twisted the wrong way, but hopefully it's fine.
  • gradgal01
    gradgal01 Posts: 46 Member
    my knees used to do that before i realized i was doing squats wrong -- is your form ok? most of the stress shouldn't be on your knees to begin with (http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/07/08/why-you-need-squats-in-your-workout-and-how-to-do-them-right/). since i started doing squats correctly, my knees don't make any noise and it's easier to do more high impact activities without any issues.
  • stubbysticks
    stubbysticks Posts: 1,275 Member
    I have Rice Krispie knees too...glad I came across this thread. I get the crackling every time I sit down or stand up, but there's no pain associated, so from what the rest of you have said it's probably ok. I'm certain it's due to the fact that I carried 100+ extra lbs around for a lot of years. I've been running for just about 2 years & am very diligent about including strength training & making sure my form for both lifting & running is correct to prevent injury. Might have to look into the glucosamine though...apart from that I guess I'll have to accept that the crackling is way better than the extra weight I was carrying around!

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