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Joint crunching can be both a harmless symptom and the cause of serious pathologies: inflammation of the tendons, arthritis and arthrosis.
As Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Nikolai Subbotin, an orthopedic traumatologist, there is always synovial fluid in the joint – it lubricates and nourishes the joint. In this liquid, there are dissolved gases in the form of bubbles, which sometimes leave the liquid part and burst during movement, thereby causing a crackling sound.
“But it’s not really a crunch, it’s a harmless story that doesn’t require any treatment. However, everything is not always so simple, ”the doctor explained.
He clarified that a common cause of the appearance of a crunch is hypertrophy or an increase in the size of the fold of the inner lining of the joint, which produces synovial fluid. These folds can hypertrophy due to overload, trauma, or due to the peculiarity of the structure of the joint. If the crunch of these folds does not cause pain, then surgical treatment is not required.
“But it also happens that the patient constantly feels pain along with a crunch at the same point. In this case, the patient needs to do an MRI or other types of imaging to understand whether the situation requires surgical or conservative treatment, in particular, local injection therapy, exercise therapy and physiotherapy, ”the doctor stated.
He also pointed out that the third option for the appearance of a crunch is tendonitis or inflammation of the tendons of the tissues that run along the joint. In the presence of a disease, the joints snap, thereby causing a crunch. Often, tendinitis is accompanied by pain on movement and palpation and needs to be treated. Also, according to him, hypermobility of the joints can cause a crunch. This hereditary change in connective tissue – tendons, ligaments, capsules and other things – leads to excessive extensibility.
However, the fourth – the most dangerous group – is arthritis – they are directly related to inflammation in the joints for one reason or another and need immediate treatment.
Subbotin advised that in the presence of pain during the crunch of the joint, be sure to consult a doctor. If there is no pain, the reason, most likely, lies precisely in the harmless bursting air bubbles.
Source: Rosbalt
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