I'm 16 years old now and i have a very bad knee pain. Makes a cracking sound when knee is bent .?Last year on the year 2006 i was very active in sports. At about the month of august i discovered that my knee makes cracking sounds and hurts when its bent. Sometimes it feels like there a glass under my skin and my leg will be weak for awhile. I tried acupuncture for about 3 months and it didnt work. I've not played any sports for about year now. My knee cap is always cold dont know whats wrong with it.The simptoms are in the both of my knees which worries me alot. Can anyone tell me whats the problem with me? please...
- oliveoil
i had the same thing. They diagnosed me with chondromalacia. You should go see a sports medicine doctor or an orthopaedic surgeon. They will probably do an MRI. good luck :)
- treebird
I can't answer what's wrong, but I do suggest that you see a doctor. One who specializes in sports injuries might be a good idea since this could be related to your sports activities.
- fordmotorretire
Sounds like you may have splintered your kneecap. This could be serious - best advice is to go see a doctor asap. Please do that soon. OK?
- missamy
i can completely relate. all of those symptoms happened to me. i went to the doctor n he said nothings wrong. what it is is as a teenager especially females when they grow their knees give them a lot of problems and your chance was even greater increased because your active (as i was). i did physical therapy 5x a week for 4 months. after that i kept riding a bike (it helps physically somehow idk all the medical stuff). keep healthy, and if you are overweight get to a healthy weight and get some of the weight n pressure off those knees. my knee caps are still always cold, but thats not bad. as you get older and grow it will go away but it takes time. my still makes a popping or cracking nose occasionally when i bend down but the pains gone. another key is to strengthen the msucles that are attached to your knee. but because of the major pain you should get a MRI (as i did just in case). i had pain in both of my knees. on was just "the effects of growing and changing as an atheltic female" and the other was a bruised knee cap and hyperextended tendon.
hope some of that helped at least a little.
- Dennis R
Sounds like patellofemoral syndrome, which is fairly common for kids your age and with your activity level. Basically your knee cap is not tracking properly and this irritates the tissue around and underneath your knee cap. I would recommend you go see a doctor to have a look at your knees and then try some physical therapy to strengthen your hip/butt muscles to take the stress off of your knees.
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