
Dr Natasha Beach
Consultant in Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine
Specialist expertise: Sports Injuries, Paediatric Injuries, Sports and Exercise Medicine, Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine.
The clicking sounds that occasionally occur when we move can sometimes be worrying
The clicking sounds that occasionally occur when we move, is to some of us quite worrying. The sounds may be loud enough that others nearby can hear them too. There are several explanations and theories about what causes these noises and they are as follows:
Invariably, investigations such as X-rays, MRI scans or ultrasounds fail to diagnose or understand where the popping noise is coming from with any certainty. In themselves, the noises are completely harmless and rarely, if ever, indicate that there is some serious underlying problem.
Of course, if the noise is created by a worn or damaged joint, then this would be part of a group of other symptoms that would draw attention to the problem and lead to investigations and appropriate treatment.
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