Ouchie.help...plz?
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In about 90% of cases, joint noise is harmless and painless. Joint noise can be caused by a number of different things including tears in cartilage (sounds like you've ruled that out), scar tissue, a rough spot on a tendon rubbing over a boney prominence, etc. You say it hurts when you bend your knee, but did not say if you always have joint noise when you bend it. If not, I would say do not worry about the noise unless it is painful.
Yet, it does sound like you've had a problem with pain in the past...at your age and description of pain location, it is most likely patellofemoral syndrome which could certainly be a cause of joint noise. This is a syndrome where the knee cap does not track properly and is especially prominent in growing females as their body's muscular system cannot keep up with the changes that occur during puberty...the change of the angle of the hips can be especially hard on the knees.
You did not say if the PT was helping or not, but I would feel fairly confident that if you keep up with the exercises that you will "grow out" of this. I wouldn't worry too much about joint noise (especially if you've had an MRI to rule out serious pathology)...but talk to your PT about your prognosis.
Go to the doctor. You may need an MRI or CAT Scan. Go to the doctor.
go to doctor get ex rays could be wear and tear also splintered from falls cracks the ex rays should be done at once, heat ice wrap till doctors get ex rays.
well you could always ask a doctor because you might need medication or something cuz tht doesnt sound normal...lol
My suggestion is go to the docter before it gets any worse. You can get a CAT scan or MRI or something. I thing it is 2 bones or a ligiment and a bone rubbing against each other. i had that before and it was just like what happened ot me. So really you should go tot the doc's soon! Good luck and hope you get better!
I don't know what the noise is but I have it also. I've never gone to the doctor because it doesn't hurt me. Since you have pain with yours you should maybe go to the doctor.
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