Newly Diagnosed

With the subject line, you may expect this post to be about  computers but it's not.  Click Click means different for me.  Click Click is the noise more and more of my joints are making.

As a few of you know i went to my first Physio Assessment last week.  My diagnosis of Lumbar Root Nerve Irratation L4/5 was confirmed.  I was told my muscles, joints and nerves were very tight and i must try and stretch them through exercise. 

During the assessment i was asked to perform (like a seal lol) various movements such as sitting to standing, bending my knee etc.  I have noticed previously that more and more of my joints seem to click.  My knee when and if i can bend down.  I roll my neck a couple of times a day to loosen it and that clicks.  My wrists, fingers, toes etc.  At the physio appointment even the Physio man remarked that i keep clicking.

Do you or have you experienced this?  Will it stop once i start swimming again next week(thursday can't wait)?  Is this the start of aritritis or another joint condition?  Im 35 so surely this isn't old age yet?

Your thoughts please. Thanks, Chris x

Hey Chris........I'm familiar with " click click "........but I can only tell you what it meant for me. I've had a bone density test.........which clearly showed........osteoarthritis.............I had....." click click." in my right hip joint.........unsettleing......and for me.........very painful. It meant that bone......was on bone in that joint.........no fluid ............like in a car joint.....I guess !....My very close friends here have " click click "......in their knees........again........painful too !......You didn't mention if yours is connected to pain ?........You should ask your " Rheumy " about it.........or if you don't have one......your GP......as a start. Good luck Chris.......isn't all this investigative work about our bodies........just a whole lot of fun ????? " click click " ?????........Peace and love......Norma

My neck has clicked for about 18months.  My knee for about 6 months but is getting worse.  My knee gave way on me 10 days ago and i fell at home.  Ended up spending a night in hospital.  My GP has now referred me to orthepidics (not sure i spelt that right) and will probably have a MRI on the knee.  Osteo would not really surprise me but i have recently learnt to expect the unexpected.

Hi Chris, I am glad you finally found out about what was wrong with your back. I have the clicking all over in all my joints. Sometimes it hurts pretty bad in my knees and feet. My hands are stiff and hurt, so it does sound like you may have Osteoarthritis like Norma and I, but I am not a doctor so I can't diagnose it. LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, by the way, don't expect to feel great at your first aquatic therapy. It still hurts me and I have been going for a month now. Take Care Now, Sandy

Hey Chris! Wow, that's an interesting question. I too am not a doctor, but I would ask you physician about it. My son has clicking knees and has had for all of his life, with no pain. I can always tell it's him running up the stairs because I can hear the clicks! Good luck with the swimming and have a good time. Let us know how it goes! Take care now.

 

Becky

 

Hi Chris, I have some clicks myself. my jaw clicks when I chew.    the one that hurts though is my back. L 4-5 is herneated and I've been waiting for over 3 years for it to fuse. It seemed like it was, but then I moved the wrong way (whatever that was) and it clicked, or rather it crunched, and I felt the partial fuse give way. The PAAAAAAAIIIIIINNNN... well, lets not get into that, but anyway I'm still waiting for these vertebre to fuse.

My knees don't click any more because my ligiments and tendons are all stretched. I have knee braces for that and I'd wear them some day if I can ever stand up straight again! They say taking EFAs (essential fatty acids) and fish oil (puke) and some Halyaronic Acid is good. Tens units... I have some really cool horse liniment! HPQR. It does help! It's made for World Class hunter/jumpers. Some of those horses cost half a million dollars! They better make some good liniment! Anyway I use it. It's good. Expensive too! Then I have those Holographic stick on Discs. They help relieve the inflamation.

Like Becky says about her son, at least she can hear him coming. My wheelchair clicks...

pambe

pambe:

Like Becky says about her son, at least she can hear him coming. My wheelchair clicks...

pambe

 

 

He-he, I get a forwarning that he's coming alright. He runs up the stairs too. I used to be able to do that (sigh). I forgot too, my prosthesis clicks sometimes too. It's usually a signal I need to re-apply my liner and leg. It also makes a thwap-thwap sometimes too, so people can here me coming for miles! LOL. Kind of embarrassing when out in public. I can't very well sneak around unnoticed. I get a lot of looks too. Kind of funny actually. They can't figure out why I am making that sound, until they see my leg!

 

Becky

 

 HEY,

 MAYBE WE SHOULD START A BAND! LOL    OR A CLIQUE  

 pambe