Severe Knee Crackling With Intense Pain Posted: 01-24-06 14:01pm
Everything i've read online says that knee
crackling (sounds like you're crushing a
huge bag of leaves) is called crepitus and
is totally insignificant/benign.
I have had the crackling for a few years
now (i'm 34) but lately (for the last
year) the crackling is accompanied by
intense pain. I can't go up and down the
stairs without my right knee aching. The
knee has become noticeably weaker since
the pain started as well. I exercise
daily (30 minutes of aerobics and 30
minutes of weight training for upper body)
and I can't perform the simplest of lunges
or squats without major crackling and
pain.
Because of early menopause i've put on 8
pounds in the last year so my husband
insists it's just added stress from weight
gain (i'm 5'2 and weigh 122 pounds..Hardly
overweight)..I have four kids that keep me
active as well..
What is wrong with me? Do I need to see a
specific doctor? Will this require some
sort of surgery? I'm too young and active
to lose mobility in my knee..And if I stop
exercising because of it, that'll have
disastrous effects too..