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Knee Pops On Walking, Jumping, Gets Locked Frequently, No Pain. Should I Be Concerned?
My right knee pops every time a jump and almost every step I take walking upstairs but it does not hurt when it pops. It also locks up quite a bit while I am sitting down or driving with my legs just slightly bent. I don t usually have any pain but it will ache sometimes when it s cold outside or I did some sort of jumping exercise or running up hill. I am a 20 year old female and played sports in high school but as far as I know I have never injured my knee, although I did sprain that same ankle pretty bad a few years ago. My parents and brothers are trying to get me to go to a doctor thinking it s the meniscus but since I do not have pain in my knee very often I don t know if I should really be concerned.
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
As you describe the symptoms as painless loud crunching noise, I do not think we have any reasons to worry.
Sometimes as a normal phenomena, fluid (synovial fluid) that lubricate the joint release bubbles which pop and crackle with movement. This occurs very commonly after a period of inactivity or during certain movements. I am not sure if this is what you have, but this is my most likely explanation to your symptoms.
You don't need to worry if there is no associated joint pain; but you have to do some conditioning exercises to improve the overall integrity of the joint - stronger muscle will take the weight of the joint and help to reduce the pressure on articulating surfaces, thus preventing any damage to the joint.
Wishing you good health...
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Thanks for posting your query.
As you describe the symptoms as painless loud crunching noise, I do not think we have any reasons to worry.
Sometimes as a normal phenomena, fluid (synovial fluid) that lubricate the joint release bubbles which pop and crackle with movement. This occurs very commonly after a period of inactivity or during certain movements. I am not sure if this is what you have, but this is my most likely explanation to your symptoms.
You don't need to worry if there is no associated joint pain; but you have to do some conditioning exercises to improve the overall integrity of the joint - stronger muscle will take the weight of the joint and help to reduce the pressure on articulating surfaces, thus preventing any damage to the joint.
Wishing you good health...
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
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