View Poll Results: Do you have creaky knees and/or knee pain?
Yes, and I have no knee problems
40
40.82%
Yes, and I have knee problems
30
30.61%
No, and I have no knee problems
22
22.45%
No and I have knee problems
6
6.12%
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Do your knees creak?
03-23-08, 09:21 PM
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Do your knees creak?
If you take your pants off (woo) and move your foot up and down, do your knees creak?
03-23-08, 09:26 PM
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I cannot rise to standing position without something cracking. I can sneak up on no one.
03-23-08, 09:29 PM
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No, but the ankles sound like Rice Krispies.
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Yes, of course, it's all a part of getting old. Some days, everything aches.
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The knees have been creaking since I was six. No pain involved.
My right ankle started at about 27 after a high ankle sprain.
I can do neck/back, wrists, toes.
Some of us are stealthier than others.
My right ankle started at about 27 after a high ankle sprain.
I can do neck/back, wrists, toes.
Some of us are stealthier than others.
03-23-08, 10:27 PM
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and pop. and crack. and crackle. and hurt. is this not right? later.
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03-23-08, 10:31 PM
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Yes, they make noise. So does my anus.
I only really notice it during review time at work.
I only really notice it during review time at work.
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03-23-08, 10:42 PM
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Both my knees make a ton of noise, but my knees are shot. Years of being slightly (and not so slightly) overweight and years of playing catcher in competitive baseball leagues has caused it. I have slight tears in both of my ACLs, and some mornings I can't bend my knee straight without being in a lot of pain.
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Oh....just rememebred that when I do squats they pop everytime.
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First off, creaks don't count until the other people around you comment on them, and I'm not talking about joints cracking, I mean creaking like a hinge. My knees don't do that, but my fingers do on occasion and yes, they do hurt when they do that (climbing).
03-24-08, 06:51 AM
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I guess I'm just wondering if creaky knees = knee problems which from what the poll is saying, doesn't seem to be the case.
03-24-08, 06:59 AM
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My right knee creaks/pops a little. I had it checked out, and the doc saidit was in excellent shape. Only thing was a little point of bone growth on the inside of the inside lower bone. He said it was nothing to worry about.
Seems to work ok for a 35 year old knee.
Seems to work ok for a 35 year old knee.
03-24-08, 08:57 AM
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Knees started getting that crunching snow feeling when I was 14-15 years old. Only realized this after reading about John Howard's chlondromalacia (sp?).
I've always been paranoid of my knees, take it easy if I feel any pain. But even after really long rides (5-7 hours) my knees are good the next day. When I ramp up the hours a lot they get a bit achy sometimes for the first 30 min on the bike but once I'm warmed up I'm good.
I don't lift heavy weights with my legs because that makes my knees hurt.
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I've always been paranoid of my knees, take it easy if I feel any pain. But even after really long rides (5-7 hours) my knees are good the next day. When I ramp up the hours a lot they get a bit achy sometimes for the first 30 min on the bike but once I'm warmed up I'm good.
I don't lift heavy weights with my legs because that makes my knees hurt.
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03-24-08, 09:07 AM
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Knees started getting that crunching snow feeling when I was 14-15 years old. Only realized this after reading about John Howard's chlondromalacia (sp?).
I've always been paranoid of my knees, take it easy if I feel any pain. But even after really long rides (5-7 hours) my knees are good the next day. When I ramp up the hours a lot they get a bit achy sometimes for the first 30 min on the bike but once I'm warmed up I'm good.
I don't lift heavy weights with my legs because that makes my knees hurt.
cdr
I've always been paranoid of my knees, take it easy if I feel any pain. But even after really long rides (5-7 hours) my knees are good the next day. When I ramp up the hours a lot they get a bit achy sometimes for the first 30 min on the bike but once I'm warmed up I'm good.
I don't lift heavy weights with my legs because that makes my knees hurt.
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03-24-08, 09:34 AM
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Yes, they make noise. So does my anus.
I only really notice it during review time at work.
So I have to ask. Is it your Knees or your anus that you notice at review time at work?
I only really notice it during review time at work.
So I have to ask. Is it your Knees or your anus that you notice at review time at work?
03-24-08, 11:23 AM
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Yes, it can mean knee problems ... especially if it sounds & feels like you've got gravel in there. But not necessarily. If you're concerned, pay a little visit to your local sports clinic and see what they say.
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03-24-08, 12:26 PM
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My knees occasionally pop when I bend them sharply, or unbend them from a sharply bent position. No knee pain whatsoever on my bike though, or anywhere else for that matter, at least not currently.
I did go through a year where I had significant knee pain on the bike, after I started to push myself to higher gearing to build strength. Turns out that my seat was too low. It didn't make a difference when I was pushing smaller gears, but as I got stronger and applied more force to the drivetrain, my knees started feeling the maladjustment. When I fixed the saddle position, made it higher, the knee pain went away never to return. This was 4 or 5 years ago.
I did go through a year where I had significant knee pain on the bike, after I started to push myself to higher gearing to build strength. Turns out that my seat was too low. It didn't make a difference when I was pushing smaller gears, but as I got stronger and applied more force to the drivetrain, my knees started feeling the maladjustment. When I fixed the saddle position, made it higher, the knee pain went away never to return. This was 4 or 5 years ago.
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03-24-08, 03:43 PM
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Good grief, we're a creaky bunch.
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Interesting.... I'm in 5% of the group that reported no noise, but knee problems. Of course, knee problems have quite a range of symptoms.
I can't jog, much less run any distance more than 100 yards without my knees hurting like heck the next day. I can't go snow boarding and sit on a lift chair with the board without major knee pain the next day. BUT, I can ride 100 miles at a decent clip and walk fine the next day. Well, the quads hurt a bit then. But that's a good hurt.
I can't jog, much less run any distance more than 100 yards without my knees hurting like heck the next day. I can't go snow boarding and sit on a lift chair with the board without major knee pain the next day. BUT, I can ride 100 miles at a decent clip and walk fine the next day. Well, the quads hurt a bit then. But that's a good hurt.