I Heard A Pop In My Knee

The popping you hear could be those bubbles bursting when your knee is in motion.

If you hear or feel a loud painful pop during an awkward landing or when you get hit in the knee you could have torn a ligament. It s that tell tale snap crackle pop making your knees sound like a bowl of rice krispies. I heard a pop in my knee what does that mean. Popping and cracking sounds usually aren t signs that something s wrong.

It can occur due to ligaments tendons snapping over the joints as well. If you re not familiar with the meniscus it s the cartilage in the knee that functions as a shock absorber. Usually what happens is you ll simultaneously hear and feel the pop. If your kneecaps tend to glide easily they could be noise makers.

Normally when one hears a pop during an athletic injury a tendon ligament or meniscus has been damaged. The standard of care is rice rest ice. There s probably no reason for concern. A lot of joints crack and the knees are a really common joint to crack says.

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Strengthening rehabilitation exercises either given by your knee specialist or a physical therapist can assist in stabilizing the area. Unlike the cartoon below you probably didn t pop a balloon the top five conditions that may occur if you heard a pop in your knee after a traumatic event are. Knee pain and popping is a common problem. Crepitus is another term used for the knee popping which means a noisy joint due to popping cracking or snapping of the knee.

I had recently noticed my left knee fell like pop rocks when you d place your hand on my knee cap area as i bend it then straighten it thursday 8 8 it was sore when getting out of my i heard a pop an read more. If knee popping occurs without pain it is usually due to a gas bubble inside the joint which occasionally bursts. Sometimes a pop in the knee indicates instability and thus the knee requires stronger surrounding muscles to support it during activity. These causes of knee popping are not of a major concern.

The pop is what you hear as a result of a ligament tear a meniscus tear strained tendons or a dislocated kneecap. Your tendons and ligaments could also be a source of noisy knees when they shift into position. There are a number of factors which can lead to knee pain and even knee popping. Osteochondral injury knocked off a piece of articular cartilage.

Dislocated patella knee cap 4.