Anybody experience crunching knee sounds when they walk up/down stairs, do squats, etc.? It's not a pop sound. It sounds crunchy - not like Captain Crunch like, but more like squeezing a sponge. I looked through the "best threads" list but couldn't find much.
If you do have/had that sound, what was the cause?
Fraying tendons or scar tissue in the joints?
Hmmmm:
I'll look into the fraying tendon thing. I don't think it's scar tissue. I've never had a knee injury, and my knees don't hurt. They just make these crunching noises that cause echos in the stairwells. Thanks.
pardon the pun..but it sounds like chondromalacia..
Thanks oldrunningguy. I read about chondromalacia, and I'd have pain if it was chondromalacia. I don't have any pain in the knee at all.
I have that in my Achilles. Mine is tendonitis. Frayed tendon might be worth looking into.
A crunching sound like that when you have tendonitis is called crepitis (sp?) If it isn't accompanied by pain I wouldn't worry about it too much. Otherwise go see a sports dr or chiro.
HTH
--A crunching sound like that when you have tendonitis is called crepitis (sp?) --
Elite,
Never heard of that and it wouldn't google. Is there any way to facilitate healing?
Crepitus or crepitation
Chrondomalacia is not necessarily accompanied by pain.
Also, it is possible, although not probable, that what you are hearing is nitrogen buildup in your knee joint breaking down and shifting as you move.
All interesting posts above. Especially the "nitrogen buildup" possibility. It's time for me to do some more googles. I just started a job so I don't have insurance at the moment. So thanks for these tidbits - they help.
I do. It's cartilage. Sometimes it's loud and doesn't hurt...sometimes it's less noisy and MORE painful.