Many people must have found this phenomenon, that is, when getting up or squatting, hearing the knee click, some people may feel that there is nothing, it should be a normal phenomenon.
And some people think that it is not a sign of knee lesions? What is the reason for the clicking sound of the knee, and will it really be a lesion of the knee joint?
What's wrong with knee clicks?
The clicking sound of the knee is actually a bouncing sound in the knee joint, which may be a normal physiological bouncing sound of the knee joint, or it may be a lesion of the knee joint or a bouncing sound caused by injury.
Physiological bounce is mainly because of the sound emitted when the joint is suddenly pulled, because the joint cavity is negative pressure, the joint cavity is stable when it is stationary, if the joint is suddenly pulled, then the negative pressure has not had time to change, and the force of the pull is greater than the negative pressure of the joint cavity, and it will make a clicking sound.
Pathological pop, mainly because of the aging of the joints, degeneration, joint structure wear and tear and bone hyperplasia, etc., this feature may be very much related to the activity, but also continue to make a sound, there is a kind of crushing sound, but also will be accompanied by pain.
If it is a knee lesion
What diseases could be?
Meniscal injury
The meniscus plays an important role in the flexion and extension of the knee joint, and is an important cartilage structure in the knee joint, which plays a role in lubricating and stabilizing the joint.
If the meniscus is badly damaged, the function of the knee joint will also be affected, and if the knee joint is flexed and extended, a pronounced clicking sound will be heard, and there will be a strong sense of pain.
Knee arthritis
This condition generally occurs more often in the elderly, mainly because the cartilage of the knee joint has been worn and peeled off.
The knee joint will not only make a clicking sound, but also the pain will continue to worsen after activity, and the general course of knee arthritis is relatively long, and it is possible that the symptoms will gradually worsen.
Knee cartilage wear
Knee cartilage wear may also cause the joint to make a clicking sound, and as we age, the thickness of the joint cartilage will gradually thin.
If people who usually exercise too much, the cartilage will become thinner and less smooth, so it will appear to make a clicking sound when moving.
How to protect the knee joint?
The first thing to protect the knee joint is the warmth of the legs, because if you do not do a good job of keeping warm, it may induce synovitis of the knee joint, resulting in knee joint lesions.
Second, actively improve the way of life movement. For example, to reduce the weight of the knee joint, to climb less stairs and climb less mountains. Pay attention to protect the stability of the knee joint during strenuous exercise.
You can choose exercises with small knee joint injuries during daily exercise, such as swimming, cycling, etc., and try to choose a flat road when running.