What s the deal with a noise in my knee?

Knee sounds are divided into physiological and pathological sounds. Physiological sound is mainly when most adults straighten and bend their knees, they will hear a pop pop, and then there are no uncomfortable symptoms, and it will not cause pain or weakness especially in the knees. There is also a pathological snap, the most common is called synovial fold syndrome, that is, the knee has been injured, causing the synovium inside to scarring, so when the knee is moved, it causes the knee to pop and rub; Then there is also a kind of bounce caused by the presence of loose bodies in the joint, that is, some bone spurs fall off, and then cause the bone spurs to slide in the joint caused by the snap, which is often combined with pain; Another more common type is meniscus injury, which can be caused by trauma, and moving loose bodies in the joint can also cause the knee to snap, and this is often combined with pain, the latter two can be repaired by minimally invasive knee arthroscopic surgery. Of course, there are some patients who have repeated popping sounds, and it is also necessary to rule out whether there are extra-interjunctical factors, so this requires a doctor to conduct a physical examination and give him a touch to judge, and there is generally no major problem after excluding these factors.

Fitness must be a hobby for many people, so I got a fitness card. However, I am always too busy on weekdays and rarely have time to go to the gym. Just do some simple exercises such as push-ups and squats at home.

However, I found that when I do squats, there is sometimes a clicking sound in my knees, so what is going on?

Most knee rings are caused by three causes: first, meniscus injury. Most of these patients are young people with a history of trauma or strenuous exercise, and their joints are painful and weak.

Second, knee osteoarthritis can also cause knee sounds. Most of these patients are middle-aged and elderly people, and they are manifested by knee pain and swelling, and there will be a sound when the knee joint is moved, and X-ray examination can show bone hyperplasia in the knee joint to varying degrees. Third, cruciate ligament injuries can also cause knee rattles.

The patient has a history of trauma and pain and swelling of the knee after the injury. When the pain intensifies when walking, there is a sound of flexion and extension of the knee joint, and at the same time, there is a displacement movement between the knee joints, and the patient feels discomfort in the knee joint.

Normal, but still to be checked, knee rings may be caused by the following reasons: The first case is a physiological snap. This condition is often seen when the knee joint is at rest for a long time, and when it suddenly moves, it will cause a snap due to the change in pressure inside the joint.

The second condition is that there is a related lesion inside the knee joint. For example, there are cartilage injuries of the knee joint, meniscus injuries, ligament injuries, loose bodies, etc. In all cases, there is an abnormal sound when the knee joint is moved, and it is accompanied by pain and limited movement.

Extended information: It is medically believed that there are two kinds of knee sounds: one is physiological snapping, and the other is pathological snapping, physiological snapping is harmless to the body, but if it is pathological snapping, there may be many reasons.

Physiological knee "ringing" has 4 signs.

When I knew that physiological strumming was harmless to my body, I even had a bold idea, this kind of knee is a bit like the sound of playing drums, and we will form a band together, some people use guitar, some people use bass, and they directly use their knees to accompaniment. But when I bent my knees again, I found that there was no more sound immediately, and the band thought of giving up. Actually, this is related to the characteristics of physiological snapping:

1.The sound is crisp and single.

1. No repetition.

When the knee makes a sound, do not ignore the noise, but listen to and analyze the characteristics of the sound. Pay attention to whether the sound is crisp and whether it is a single sound. If there is no pain, try moving the joint again, noting that the sound continues.

2.Occurs only when the joint is suddenly stretched or flexed and extended.

Physiological snapping is somewhat episodic and mostly occurs during sudden joint movement. Just like a sudden squat, there is a possibility that the knee will pop physiologically, or it may occur when you stand up after squatting.

3.There must be a certain period of rest between snaps in the joint.

The reason why physiological popping occurs is because there is some lubricating fluid in our joints, where the bones come into contact with each other. These lubricants protect our bones by reducing friction between them. There will be some small bubbles in the lubricating fluid, and when we move the joint, the bubbles will pop and make a popping sound.

Bubbles don't form again quickly after bursting, so there will be an intermittent period between bounces.

4.It is accompanied by mild pain or discomfort, and there is often a sense of relief after the bang.

In fact, this kind of snapping is still relatively common, and it is the same reason that when we usually move our joints, we break our fingers and turn our wrists. If this physiological snap occurs, it will not cause other discomfort and does not require special treatment, and this popping is most common in adolescents who are in the mature stage of joint development. It does not happen to infants and young children, and it rarely happens to children.

Young and middle-aged people are more likely to have a sound, and this phenomenon will gradually disappear as they grow older and enter old age. Moderate physiological snapping will facilitate joint movement and be beneficial and harmless, but it is worth noting that long-term deliberate physiological snapping may cause arthritis.

In life, many times we squat or bend our knees will hear the sound of our knees, we will feel very worried, many people do not know what is going on, what should we do if there is an abnormal sound? Let's find out together.

Surgical repair

Some people have abnormal sound in the knee is mainly caused by meniscus tear, when the knee joint is semi-flexed or the body suddenly moves forward, which will make our tissues rupture, if it is a very serious meniscus breakage, it needs to be repaired with surgery, if it is a slight patient can control the disease directly with some drugs, it is recommended to go to the hospital to do a B ultrasound examination to confirm the disease, and then targeted**.

Get proper rest

Our joint sound is also a relatively normal phenomenon, in the process of our activity, tendon sliding, it will produce sound, but this is not a lesion of the knee joint, we do not need to worry too much about this situation, if you find joint damage, but also accompanied by painful symptoms need to be vigilant, it may be that the human body has a lesion that needs special attention, physiological joint sound, just need to rest.

Symptomatic oral medications

When we bend our knees, there may be a sound because of pathological lesions, our joints themselves or the surrounding tissues have lesions and make a sound, and it will be accompanied by pain, in this case, it is necessary to choose some drugs for symptoms**, if it is arthritis and synovitis, you can use some pain-relieving drugs to control the lesion in time, and patients also need to pay more attention to rest.

External application of traditional Chinese medicine

Our knees have a sound when bending, such patients often have limited activities, serious will find that when walking will form a certain barrier, and some patients have fluid in the joints, at this time need to give the patient some Chinese herbal medicine directly on the affected area, mainly has a certain swelling, pain-relieving effect, after the symptoms are reduced, you can return to normal knee joint function.

After reading the above introduction, I believe that we have a certain understanding of how to alleviate the sound of the knee, we have to carry out targeted ** to be able to control the disease well, we have a sound when the knee is bent, we should not worry too much, if the pain is serious, it should be carried out in time.