Noisy knees clackerty clack

[Sasquatch]

I've got blinkin noisy knees - especially when going downstairs in the mornings when they're cold. There's no pain but i was hoping someone might be able to give me advice if they've encountered the same problem; before it becomes too bad. Stretching seems to help. Does anyone know if this is an irreversible decline, or can it be treated conservatively (i.e with physio)?

[david]

Mine have been doing that for years. Don't worry about it.

[daz h]

my right knee does it all the time
when it first started in the nineties i went to see the doctor , he said wot do you use your knees for mainly, err kneelin down on steel whilst welding.
no knee pads
so now it clicks loads
like david says dont worry ,

but you might worry a touch when it locks up

[Sasquatch]

Cheers!

Good advice - i probably pay too much attention to it anyway.

[Sasquatch]

I've since looked into it, and i think it might be known as "crepitus". Generally the rule seems to be if it aint hurting - don't worry about it, even though it's a bit alarming to hear/feel (as you said). If i'm right, there should be plenty of other people who've had it for years without pain and it might not result in anything more serious - touch wood.

Cheers.

[Chris]

I've got a noisy ankle. It clicks every single step I take off that foot. It is very loud ie. you can hear it from across the street. Started when I was about twelve years old and sometimes it has disappeared for a year or so. Been pretty much constant for about the last 10 years. Can't feel a thing though.

I don't like it. Surely several million clicks of the ankle joint can't be a good thing in the long term.

Anyone else experience this problem?