Knee problems

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Bmoviemama
Bmoviemama Posts: 90
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I have had left knee clicking for awhile. No pain, just clicking but I notice that some moves I cannot achieve good form. My right knee goes numb sometimes when I'm sleeping. Anyone else have issues like this?? Should I see an ortho??

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  • ChristinaR720
    ChristinaR720 Posts: 1,186
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    Yes, definitely. If it's bothering you enough to post about it here (to a group of non-medical professionals), then it's definitely worth a visit to your doctor.

    Not trying to be rude with that comment, BTW. :flowerforyou:
  • liftingcoach
    liftingcoach Posts: 65 Member
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    I'm no Dr. but i am also no stranger to knee pain. I know nothing of the knee falling asleep, but I would venture to say that is more positional than anything else. Maybe associated with your back. As for the clicking, sounds like a cartilage problem, and basically since you stated it prevents full movement, I would take the precautionary step and visit an Ortho.
  • CoachTony314
    CoachTony314 Posts: 2
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    I would definately suggest seeing a doctor. Numbness may not be in your knee but in your lower back. A pinched nerve possibly. The only way to know for sure is to seek medical advice. Clicking in your knee is usually cartilige. If there is no pain that is a good sign. A simple X-ray can tell the Doc if there are other issues.
    Your knees are very important joints to keep healthy to continue with weight lose and fitness goals.
  • hilldiggity
    hilldiggity Posts: 166 Member
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    I agree, definitely see your doctor/ortho. You don't want it to turn into something more serious while you're still working out on it. (I'm the same - I'll workout through an in jury before I go to the Doc.)
  • sammirust
    sammirust Posts: 83
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    the clicking can be helped with some Colostrum. and i would forgo the ortho for now and go to a chiropractor, and see what he suggests from there. ive had problems all my life with my hips due to an injury when i was younger, and the doctors just wanted me to take pain meds- i was 12 at that point. went to a chiropractor and bam. fixed and no more pain. now i try to get in every few months just to get everything all fixed up and get me back to moving the way i should :P
    but yea. vitamins first, chiropractor- they are pretty cost friendly for the most part, and then see what he/she suggests.
  • haley255
    haley255 Posts: 117 Member
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    Yes, definitely. If it's bothering you enough to post about it here (to a group of non-medical professionals), then it's definitely worth a visit to your doctor.

    Not trying to be rude with that comment, BTW. :flowerforyou:

    It's part of your culture so no offence taken

    rude.
  • jsiricos
    jsiricos Posts: 338 Member
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    the clicking can be helped with some Colostrum. and i would forgo the ortho for now and go to a chiropractor, and see what he suggests from there. ive had problems all my life with my hips due to an injury when i was younger, and the doctors just wanted me to take pain meds- i was 12 at that point. went to a chiropractor and bam. fixed and no more pain. now i try to get in every few months just to get everything all fixed up and get me back to moving the way i should :P
    but yea. vitamins first, chiropractor- they are pretty cost friendly for the most part, and then see what he/she suggests.

    Colostrum???
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
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    It could be a tag of cartilage, a meniscus tear, to name a couple of things. I have had a clicky knee for about 25 years. Sometimes it is painful. When I was younger my parents never took us to the doctor for anything. It's a shame, because it could have saved me years of trouble.
  • mkcmurphy
    mkcmurphy Posts: 437 Member
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    Go. My clicking and aching knee was a result of a super tight IT band, loose ACL, and weak inner quads. The pt gave me a series of floor exercises that, when I am consistant, strenthens and loosens my leg so that it is problem-free, balanced and strong.

    Good luck!
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
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    Go. My clicking and aching knee was a result of a super tight IT band, loose ACL, and weak inner quads. The pt gave me a series of floor exercises that, when I am consistant, strenthens and loosens my leg so that it is problem-free, balanced and strong.

    Good luck!

    May I ask what exercises you do?
  • KeriW626
    KeriW626 Posts: 430
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    I had a similar issue a few years ago. My right knee clicked when I walked, it was loud enough my boss could hear me coming down the hall!! There was also a gravely feeling to both knees when I bent and straightened. I kept asking my regular dr. if there wasnt something we could do... He never gave me a good response. So years later, I finally went to see an orthopedic/sports surgeon. I got injection in my knees (cortizone) helped alot, the clicking went away and the gravely feeling was gone. I got a 2nd set of shots about 7 months later, but it dient help my right knee at all, and sometimes when I would move at night in my sleep, something in my right knee moved would wake me up screaming, it hurt so bad.

    The knee dr. did a scope and moved two pieces of cartlidge, that knee is bad enough we are discussing a knee replacement. My left knee hasnt had a cortizone shot since last july 12. It is doing great, but my right knee, I am using a cane most days.

    SOOOOO, I would get a referral from your doc. to a bone/joint specialist and see whats going on and what they can do. Dont be stupid like me and wait years and years.

    FYI: every 10 lbs you are over weight, is = to 100 on your knees. So I am currently about 750 lbs extra on my knees than I need to be. I have lost 520 lbs on the knees since I started with MFP.
  • Bmoviemama
    Bmoviemama Posts: 90
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    I was not being rude. I was engaged to an Asian man and he had a similar way of talking/writing. I was not trying to be flippant, just making an observation. I am from Puerto Rico and over the years I have heard several people say Puerto Rican people are loud, etc. It is part of my culture so I am not offended by it at all.
  • Bmoviemama
    Bmoviemama Posts: 90
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    Thank you for all your suggestions/ tips. I am not having any discomfort, just don't like the sound as it makes me feel old!!!
    I will be seeing an ortho as I am concerned about the numbness when I sleep. Being a nurse for 20+ years has definitely taken a toll on my body. I posted this not for medical advice but to see what some of you have experienced.
  • EllaIsNotEnchanted
    EllaIsNotEnchanted Posts: 226 Member
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    I would get it checked with whomever you are comfortable seeing on your knee click.
    Things that happen that generally do not happen prior is usually not a great sign.

    I've had knee clicks before, achilles clicks, because of high impact stress on joints and tendons that were not accustomed to that high-impact and rate of progression I was going at (Over-training).

    The commenter who mentioned the super tight IT band that had clicking knees, I had likewise.
    I didn't stop until it almost destroyed my hip flexor.

    If I were you I would ice your knee post the work-outs that are heavy duty on your knees.
    Dynamic stretching prior the work-out. (laying on a flat surface -supine- with whichever side the knee click is happening and slowly raising up for 4 counts and down for 4 counts).
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
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    FYI: every 10 lbs you are over weight, is = to 100 on your knees. So I am currently about 750 lbs extra on my knees than I need to be. I have lost 520 lbs on the knees since I started with MFP.

    That's very interesting to keep in mind, thanks.

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