Snap, Crackle, Pop And It's Not Rice Krispies

OneEyedDiva

OneEyedDiva

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One day my son was over and we were at the table. I turned my head and we both heard my neck "crackle". He was like "Mom...was that your neck?!" I told him indeed it was. Sometimes I'll hear my knee pop when I go to get up. Blessedly neither of these things are painful although when I was younger my knee used to really hurt when it popped like that. My orthopedic specialist had given me two cortisone shots, months apart and warned me I could only ever get one more (which I never did) and advised me that I'd probably wind up needing knee replacement surgery...which so far has not been necessary.

Do any of your body parts snap, crackle or pop?
 

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What impeccable timing for this thread, OneEyed.

My husband and I were just talking about stiff necks the other day, and how he used to get chronic stiff necks to the point of one side of his should seizing up on him. He's be in agony, crippled, as in not being able to turn his head to look around, and his neck would even have a visible kink in it. It was awful.

I used to put a heating pad on it, massage it for him, and while it gave him some relief, he would suffer with it for days, sometimes weeks until it went away, and then a month later he'd get another.

Well, fast-forward to now, he hasn't had a still neck in a good decade or two, and as for myself, I do snap, crackle, and pop every now and then, but nothing that cause me any concern.

I count my blessings for still being as healthy as a horse, and dear husband is the same.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
One day my son was over and we were at the table. I turned my head and we both heard my neck "crackle". He was like "Mom...was that your neck?!" I told him indeed it was. Sometimes I'll hear my knee pop when I go to get up. Blessedly neither of these things are painful although when I was younger my knee used to really hurt when it popped like that. My orthopedic specialist had given me two cortisone shots, months apart and warned me I could only ever get one more (which I never did) and advised me that I'd probably wind up needing knee replacement surgery...which so far has not been necessary.

Do any of your body parts snap, crackle or pop?
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Lord knows I know cortisone shots. It's actually a type of steroid which I would rather take any other type of anti-inflammatory then that. I believe the maximum recommended dosage is no more then four times annually. After two shots I was done.
 

Cortisone results in atrophy of lymphatic tissue and muscle, osteoporosis, and thinning of the skin.

When my husband injured his arm playing hockey, he required long-term physiotherapy, and his physiotherapist spoke against his doctor's suggestion to get a cortisone injection, because each injection causes permanent and irreversible muscle and tissue damage.

Dear husband did not go the course of a cortisone injection but instead, carried on with physiotherapy and recovered fully within a few months of regular treatment.
 
My neck did that a lot, but I did have pain, and tingling down my left arm (neck pain was left side).
I got a firmer pillow that kept my spine in alingment and within a few days the sounds and pain AND tingling was reduced at least 70%. I've only been using a new pillow for about 4-5 nights! I also got rid of my leg and hip pain by, first, rotating my mattress and then bought a new one. I didn't know doing those two things would make such a difference! I thought I had sciatica for the last 2 years!! My mattress was over 10 years old, and God only knows how old my pillow was.
 
I think they can only give you 3 helpings of steroid a year. I had more than that last year. Maybe that contributed to this broken rib.

And yes...I snap crackle and pop daily. LOL
 
The pain clinic does n ot even want to see my back in
their office!!! Been thru cortizone too many times to
remember, last time their ex-ray of my back made the doctor say point blank "your low back" is a mess"!!!...I creak and crack
every time I move LOL>......👨‍🦳
 
Aunt Marg said:
Cortisone results in atrophy of lymphatic tissue and muscle, osteoporosis, and thinning of the skin.

When my husband injured his arm playing hockey, he required long-term physiotherapy, and his physiotherapist spoke against his doctor's suggestion to get a cortisone injection, because each injection causes permanent and irreversible muscle and tissue damage.

Dear husband did not go the course of a cortisone injection but instead, carried on with physiotherapy and recovered fully within a few months of regular treatment.
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Neither will I.
 
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I don't usually say "You gotta try this stuff!" but You gotta try this stuff! I have been using it for years and did so yesterday when my thumb joint fired up on me. It comes in a 50 ml bottle. It takes only a few minutes after rubbing it in and the pain is gone and still is at this writing. I stumbled on to this stuff while searching for a psoriasis oil which I never found. I don't claim it will get rid of the popping but it will get after your pain. It is made in Australia.
 
Some of my "joints" are also showing their age....probably due to the cartilage breaking down. My doctor recommended taking some Glucosomine Condroitin with MSM, and that seems to help. I added that to my daily vitamin pill routine 4 or 5 years ago, and so far, I can still function fairly well. The way I see it, a few pennies a day for some good supplements is a far better option than things like surgery.
 
i BROKEDED my left humerus in 2017... will be 4 years in mid-May. have battle scar that runs from top of shoulder to elbow... with titanium rod and at least a dozen screws that put this Humpty Dumpty back together again. left hand is pretty much numb with limited use but at least i'm not left-handed.

now starting to have problems with my "good" arm/shoulder. if i fully extend right arm straight up, i have to be very carefully how i fold that arm back up. sometimes it's a loud CLICK, where's that a split second to cringe in anticipation of pain. i'm convinced over-compensating for left arm that doesn't work right is taking its toll on right arm.
 

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