Knees clicking during squats
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Does anyone else have this when working out? My knee joints make audible clicks and crunch noises when I go into squats and lunges. Sometimes my elbows and hips do too - I just reached over to pick up the phone and my elbow made a loud pop. I don't have any pain during or after this happens, and I've asked both my chiropractor and doctor about it and they didn't really have a solution for it, that I just have "tight joints".
I can live with it but it just sounds so horrible, like I'm damaging something :frown: Maybe I should take some sort of supplement? Suggestions?
I can live with it but it just sounds so horrible, like I'm damaging something :frown: Maybe I should take some sort of supplement? Suggestions?
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My ankles were clicking like crazy today while I was working out. Don't bother me none.0
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It's just fluid. No problem. Clicking noises aren't an issue. No pain most likely means that no problem0
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Every joint in my body does that... I`ll have my own soundtrack of snap, crackle and pop by the time I`m 50.0
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Google told me it's called Crepitus. I guess I'll just have to live with it, just hope it's not a precursor to arthritis as it runs in my family.0
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My knees and ankles do that all the time, which started during high school football. I've never had any pain related to it, and it's been 16+ years, so I don't worry about it.0
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My shoulders pop and click. I guess it"s normal?0
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Yes its called Crepitus. My husand cracks and pops with every bend and squat he always has. I dont think it is a precursor to arthritis. he doesnt seem to have any problems. We will be married for 20 years in may. no problems for him.0
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Clicking is usually caused by tendons/ligaments slipping over bone with a snap. Over time, the more you use the joint in that particular way, the less it will happen.
I did a judo class many years ago, all newbies - we had to drop to our knees and it sounded like gunfire with 60-odd knees going off! Over the weeks, the gunfire got less and less, down to only a couple of pops after a month or two.
So don't worry about that one.
Crunching, though, could be meniscus wear and tear issues. Make sure you warm up and get the synovial fluid (joint lubrication) flowing first.
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I have an ankle that clicks ALL.THE.TIME. It sounds like I'm snapping a slingshot when I'm walking up stairs. My orthopedist said if it doesn't hurt it's fine.0
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Mine do sometimes.0
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I can't usually hear it over the sound of Slayer blasting0
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I sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies. Always have. Since it doesn't hurt, I just treat it like I do when my car starts making funny noises and just turn the music up louder.0
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Google told me it's called Crepitus. I guess I'll just have to live with it, just hope it's not a precursor to arthritis as it runs in my family.
While Google knows almost everything else in the world...diagnosing anything medical isn't what Google is good at. Go talk to a doctor if you're really concerned. It's really the only way to be sure you stay in good shape.0 -
ME! Although I do have some pretty bad pain that comes along with it at times. Went to the doctor and he said I need to strengthen my quads along with losing weight. My hips pop too when i lunge to the side, but that feels good lol.0
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Strangely I only notice it when I do body weight squats. Never heard it when I have 100+ pounds on my back. I'm going to have to listen tomorrow.0
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I never had any noise -- ever -- in any of my joints, until last year, when I tore my ACL and had it repaired. Now both my knees crackle. My orthopedic surgeon told me it is nothing to worry about, and that they do not even know for certain what causes it. Tendons over the joint ends? Maybe.
Anyway, mine is getting somewhat better with more use, more squats, etc. Perhaps yours will too.0 -
I just figured it was age...0
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Clicking is usually caused by tendons/ligaments slipping over bone with a snap. Over time, the more you use the joint in that particular way, the less it will happen.
I did a judo class many years ago, all newbies - we had to drop to our knees and it sounded like gunfire with 60-odd knees going off! Over the weeks, the gunfire got less and less, down to only a couple of pops after a month or two.
So don't worry about that one.
Crunching, though, could be meniscus wear and tear issues. Make sure you warm up and get the synovial fluid (joint lubrication) flowing first.
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Thanks! I will spend longer warming up0 -
Google told me it's called Crepitus. I guess I'll just have to live with it, just hope it's not a precursor to arthritis as it runs in my family.
While Google knows almost everything else in the world...diagnosing anything medical isn't what Google is good at. Go talk to a doctor if you're really concerned. It's really the only way to be sure you stay in good shape.
I have talked to my doctor about it, as mentioned above. My doctor didn't tell me it was called Crepitus. Google - 1, Doctor - 0.
"Crepitus play /ˈkrɛpɪtəs/ is a medical term to describe the grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints or a crackling sensation due to the presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue."
It's just a name for the sound, not a serious medical diagnosis0 -
Does anyone else have this when working out? My knee joints make audible clicks and crunch noises when I go into squats and lunges. Sometimes my elbows and hips do too - I just reached over to pick up the phone and my elbow made a loud pop. I don't have any pain during or after this happens, and I've asked both my chiropractor and doctor about it and they didn't really have a solution for it, that I just have "tight joints".
I can live with it but it just sounds so horrible, like I'm damaging something :frown: Maybe I should take some sort of supplement? Suggestions?
This happens to me almost everytime I move. I didn't notice it until I became heavy and just associated it with heavy weight. Now that I'm reading this thread, maybe not weight associated. It doesn't hurt, but I don't like it, makes me real self conscious in a quite room0 -
Yes, crepitus is just a name for the sound - also used for the crackling sound in lungs of asthmatics and the crunching of broken bones on each other0
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Ask a trainer to see how your form is and go and see the doctor just to be on the safe side!0
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Strangely I only notice it when I do body weight squats. Never heard it when I have 100+ pounds on my back. I'm going to have to listen tomorrow.
^^This! Seems like when I do my warm up sets for squats my knees pop/crack with every set. Once I get some good weight on there, they go quiet. I also notice I have to make sure I push my knees out both down and up on squats. If I start thinking about something else form wise and let them come in even a little, they crack/pop more.0 -
I used to get a lot of clicking in my knees just through everyday movement. It was actually painful to squat at all, eve without weights.
I saw a physio in the spring, which got me exercising my knees more, and the clicks went away.
Basically it was the muscles/tendons being too tight over my knee joints, and simply using them stretched them out.
If the problem persists, I'd get checked, but it'll probably clear up if you keep excercising properly.0
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