MAG Joints cracking

[skschlag]

so, D's joints seem to crack constantly ( I know i am probably exaggerating, but it seems more than the usual person!) This morning he was doing crunches and his hips were popping. His back pops, ankles, wrists, fingers, neck, elbows....

Is this normal? I am hoping it is just his body works but was wondering if others had noticed the same things. It just sounds painful although none of them ever seem to hurt him!

 

[Iwannabemargo]

Pink and Fluffys do all the time. The popping is gas in the joints and it tends to be worse in loose tendoned people

The physical mechanism causing a cracking sound produced by bending, twisting, or compressing joints is uncertain. Suggested causes include:

• Cavitation within the joint—small cavities of partial vacuum form in the synovial fluid and then rapidly collapse, producing a sharp sound.
• Rapid stretching of ligaments.[SUP][1][/SUP]
• Intra-articular (within-joint) adhesions being broken.[SUP][1][/SUP]

Synovial fluid cavitation has some evidence to support it.[SUP][2][/SUP] When a spinal manipulation is performed, the applied force separates the articular surfaces of a fully encapsulated synovial joint, which in turn creates a reduction in pressure within the joint cavity. In this low-pressure environment, some of the gases that are dissolved in the synovial fluid (which are naturally found in all bodily fluids) leave the solution, making a bubble, or cavity, which rapidly collapses upon itself, resulting in a "clicking" sound. The contents of the resultant gas bubble are thought to be mainly carbon dioxide.[SUP][3][/SUP] The effects of this process will remain for a period of time known as the "refractory period", which can range from a few seconds to some hours while it is slowly reabsorbed back into the synovial fluid. There is some evidence that ligament laxity may be associated with an increased tendency to cavitate.[SUP][4][/SUP]

 

[Amusibus]

^^^^^ What she said!!

 

[BlairBob]

So long as it isn't associated with pain or poor ROM in a joint, you don't have to worry about.

Sometimes it can a clue that sometimes is not working correctly in the joint.

Sometimes things are just tight and it relieves pressure and discomfort.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

perfectly normal.