Understanding The Many Noises of the Knee!

When walking, climbing a flight of stairs, or running, you may hear occasional pops, snaps, crackles, creaking, or grinding when you bend or straighten your knee. These sounds are called crepitus (KREP-ih-dus).

One explanation for why this happens is osteoarthritis, but there are many other causes. Noisy knees by themselves are usually not a problem, however, if you have pain, too, you might want to consider asking your doctor to check out your knees.

Some causes of noisy knees are:

Other types of knee arthritis can also cause noise and pain including gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and infectious arthritis.

If your knee makes noise and hurts, come in and talk to us.

When walking, climbing a flight of stairs, or running, you may hear occasional pops, snaps, crackles, creaking, or grinding when you bend or straighten your knee. These sounds are called crepitus (KREP-ih-dus).

One explanation for why this happens is osteoarthritis, but there are many other causes. Noisy knees by themselves are usually not a problem, however, if you have pain, too, you might want to consider asking your doctor to check out your knees.

Some causes of noisy knees are:

Other types of knee arthritis can also cause noise and pain including gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and infectious arthritis.

If your knee makes noise and hurts, come in and talk to us.

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