Causes Of Knee Pain With Locking & Popping. Must Know This

Bob and Brad discuss the causes of knee pain with locking and popping and what you must know.
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0:00 intro, 0:35 knee popping with or without pain, 1:09 causes of knees locking up, 2:35 tests to detect meniscus tears, 4:14 second meniscus tear test, 5:18 how to tell if there is a ACL tear, 9:44 outro
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[@BobandBrad]

If a meniscus injury is causing your knee pain, here are a few exercises to you rehab. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5S4eKuFfcl3rLM

[@Mdirrp]

I have snapping sound in hips knees shoulders and elbow even neck and vertebrae area ( the back) , no pain but the sound, is that tendons or ligaments snapping on bone,???is it possible for LCL to snapp or slide on a bone I feared about that?

[@Olivemell]

My knees started popping and cracking. Every time I bent it on. I was about 14 and everybody told me I wasn’t going to be a problem. They lied. It is now a problem 30 years later.

[@sparklebee545]

This might not be you at all but I have this problem with my elbows and knees. Was embarrassing doing push ups in PE as a pre teen with all the loud cracks and pops. I have ehlers danlos hypermobile. Not sure if you might have that. Can’t do anything for it but just help the symptoms. Doctors have no idea and are not helpful. But looking up physical therapy and buying braces for when I break out in tendinitis. I say that because I get tendinitis when doing normal everyday tasks.

[@iivisss]

Thank you! I always know I can turn to you guys for answers when I have questions on odd aches and pains!

[@ironhorsefarmwi]

I swear your timing is impeccable! I just blew my ACL yesterday. Your examples are so helpful. My doctor did the 1st test and said the same thing you said about being able to live without an ACL. He suggested a good brace and 10 days of rest.

[@BobandBrad]

Well, there ya go!

[@leevancleef358]

Hi Patricia - so you will not be doing surgery?

[@midnightrampage9627]

Thank you guys for all you do.

[@BobandBrad]

Our pleasure!

[@lorraineacosta3642]

You guys crack me up ❤ I just love your informative videos- never a dull moment and we learn quite a bit from you both. Happy New Year 🎉

[@BobandBrad]

We're so happy to hear that!

[@adriangroborz3584]

Thanks!

[@marshallhughg]

him showing the first test struck extreme fear into me! and i almost dont even want to try it. knee injuries are almost every athletes worst fear

[@marshallhughg]

update i did both tests and i felt fine..... but some days something pops out and i pop it back in.. i dont understand

[@bruce-le-smith]

Always great content thanks! I had a walk-in clinic doctor (who must've been at least 6'2" and 180lbs) do that pull test on me once and he was standing and really put his body weight into it, it was way too aggressive. Nice to see your more careful testing approach here, it looked way more reasonable.

[@BobandBrad]

We're glad you enjoyed!

[@amyginsburg]

The first two didn't bother my knee, but wow....what it did to my ankle! I've been in PT for over a year. First, I had complex spinal fusion due to scoliosis. I started PT but my bp kept dropping and everybody was afraid to push me (got down to 50/30 on tilt table test). I eventually did fall and broke my right ankle, so started PT for that. I eventually came off all pain killers, bp stopped dropping so I was able to start PT for my back and it helped some but I was still in pain. Then, my right hip developed some extreme pain every time I tried to get in and out of a car, slacks or my bed. Therapist thought is was comparable to a rotator cuff problem but in my hip. Things were moving along well, but as I started doing exercises that stressed my knee, the right knee started hurting. I could do one rep of 15 but never got halfway through the second rep. These were squats, quick sitting and standing without pushing off the chair, and stepping up a step then down a step. I'm continuing to do what I can each day but don't want to end up back in PT again. I love them and they love me, but it's become my home away from home. BTW fusion was done to correct 60 degree scoliosis with pronounced curve that forced me to lean to the right, so nothing on that side seems to work correctly anymore, even after the surgery. Is it possible to ever be pain free after your entire alignment is thrown off for several years? BTW, where are you guys located?

[@TheMrsWarhol]

Love you guys!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@BobandBrad]

😊

[@aryanjoshi9260]

Ty so much for ur technique s I have just confirmed that i dont have torn ACL... But grade three torn meniscus of left knee.....

[@jans9176]

I had a knee replacement (problems from day one) but 3 years after the replacement my joint kept locking up weekly for 10 months at the slightest movement. It would take 3-4 days to unlock and was very painful. Drs had no answer and not interested in helping. Would like to know why.

[@rosarieramon1081]

Hoping for the best for all of us. Thank you guys😊👍

[@BobandBrad]

You are very welcome, thank you for watching!

[@clifflee54]

I have it band syndrome. Been standing on the steps on my bad leg while lowering my other leg to the next step down. I've also been doing weightless split squats. My leg has since been a lot better.

[@AlreadyAUser]

check out kneesovertoesguy on youtube. I'm having the same issues. I've also figured out that my IT issue is coming from hip flexor and glute weakness

[@BobandBrad]

That's good!

[@bylagu]

MSG. Contd. My left leg's ankle troubles me while walking. Recently I have purchased special sports shoes with arch shape, which are very comfortable when I go for a walk. 👍🙏👍

[@BobandBrad]

Thanks for sharing!

[@aikinskonadu3919]

Hello father Happy New year

[@Su-ks1qb]

Can an adductor strain cause the knee to click or catch a bit on the medial side?

[@Arkenva]

Is there a difference with popping behind the knee?

[@levon8262]

A couple days ago i was using the leg press and after a couple sets i was starting to do my final set. I pit my feet on the pad and when i was starting to put pressure it started hurting. What could that pain be. My left knee did not hurt before the previous sets and only start hurting when in was preparing for the last set.

[@CleoChenesku]

if you feel like you're neat place and went back in what do you.?

[@homtanks7259]

I am a jogger, have had problems with my knee for a month and a half and have already had an MRI done. But the doctor said the meniscus is okay, after a long walk I have pain in my knee and sore muscles the next day, when I climb stairs I notice it immediately, should I go to the orthopedist? I only have pain when I do a lot, such as a long walk. Greetings from Europe

[@mainuser98]

My left knee have been popping and locking for 3 years. Ive tried pt to strengthen the vmo muscle but no help, 3 years further and still my knee snaps when bending. It feels locked really tight when bending. What to do

[@Mdirrp]

I have snapping sound in hips knees shoulders and elbow even neck and vertebrae area ( the back) , no pain but the sound, is that tendons or ligaments snapping on bone,???is it possible for LCL to snapp or slide on a bone I feared about that?

[@Adolfrizzleybear]

Man I’m 14 and play baseball. Went to swing with my feet planted in the dirt. The pitch was coming for me so I moved out the way. I twisted my knee weird and I thought it was just a knee cramp. But anytime I move my leg(knee and down) it feels like I have a cramp again and it locks up and pops. I can’t play because it hurts to bad being a pitcher

[@shanXxx385]

Hi I already have an mcl tear I know for sure grade 2 I think yesterday I had my knee brace on and I twisted quite quickly I heard a pop in the knee but no pain?

[@daardaar]

Thank you so much m r I ‘s are so insanely expensive

[@yusifrazak]

Hi, i had a knee injury for almost two months now 😢 i try to resume training but still. The problem am facing now, fluids in my knee, tick blood in the middle knee close to the Acl if i squat i can feel it with pains, i can kick the ball with my upper foot no pain but inside foot like passing the ball then my knee pops and feel unstable but no pain

[@littlemschat1052]

I didnt need to do it to know it will be painful! It suddenly pops out of the blue, slight on the inner knee. However if i turn my knees inward or straight instead of slightly outwards, its better

[@hemiaddicts5954]

I had a ACL &menisus surgery 2 months and it locks and pops

[@rays7437]

I don't have a good knee to test first. I have the bad one and the worse one 😄😄

[@BobandBrad]

We are sorry to hear that!

[@Charlesmarcel-ee4ke]

Me too

[@S7AN7ON]

I want whatever Bob took during this video 😂

[@jamiefree28]

He is not drunk he has suffered an illness... they talk about it in other videos it's kinda like a stroke it affects his speech

[@Th3BigBoy]

@@jamiefree28 I see. I feel bad for him because he is a man who has helped me greatly in the past. I shall remove my comments as well.

[@ricatiman]

Can a torn ACL be repaired after ignoring it for 20 years? I also had a miniscus -sectomy years earlier on that knee. After 20 years as a couch potato, I have lost the fat and have been doing exercises recommended on your channel for the past 6 months. I was formerly a ski instructor and am hoping to get back into shape (age 70) and resume skiing next winter. Do I have any hope?

[@HK-uj9qc]

There's always hope. I definitely would go for it, as opposed to not. Do whatever you can to stay active.

[@BobandBrad]

Yes! Please see your doctor for an appropriate exercise regimen :)

[@lily77712]

Knee started locking due to arthritis I was told by X-ray I thought it was a tear

[@dyoolyoos]

So why are ACL tears common in girl's basketball? What are the risks there that we can avoid overall?

[@cathleencavanaugh2113]

Simply a guess but possibly hormone related

[@JeanieD]

Actually, it’s meniscus tears, not ACL. Not hormone-related, but anatomy: females have a wider pelvis than males, so the leg joint is at more of an angle, making it less stable in certain movements.

[@MW713]

I tore my menicus at work and am on Workers Comp. Unfortunately, I've been having to deal with doctors who are only in this for the money and do not care about my health and healing. I've been off work for 1 year and am sick of being at home. I just had menicus surgery just over a month ago. It's better, but I am now feeling pain in other areas of my knee. It's still swollen. I still have trouble standing from the sitting position and going down stairs is painful unless I go down with both feet, one step at a time. Also, the opposite knee is now hurting due to the work injury because I've been using it to bear weight, taking it off the bad knee. I am so aggravating and frustrated because I want to get back to work. The workers comp "physical therapists" give me 5 different ways to do the same exercise, and I feel like they may be trying to actually get me to hurt it again. I hope I'm wrong. I just want to get better. It's horrible. It's just horrible.

[@amakaezeme4713]

So sorry that you are going through this issue. May you receive wholeness in Jesus's name

[@bylagu]

Good morning friends. I am 68 years old from India. I have been suffering from Flat-Foot problem developed during last few years. Please let me know if it can be cured at this age ?

[@BobandBrad]

Have you seen our videos for flat feet? You can certainly start doing the exercises and see if they can help: www.youtube.com/@BobandBrad/search?query=flat%20feet

[@marckeller414]

I did a MRI and Radiography, everything seemd good. When I bent my knee, when I sit on my feet almost, something happens. When I want to stand up, my left knee pops so loud, that everybody turn around to see what heppend. Three therapist don't know what it is. We did massage to the thigh and needeling. Nothing helped.

[@gmalala]

I had looseness and popping. Chiropractor put opposite hip into correct position. Much better!!

[@jamesstowell1286]

So im a runner. I run a lot. I try to stretch but probably dont do it enough. I have no pain in my knees but when i go to sleep at night and wake up sometimes my left knee feels as if its locked, i have to slowly straighten it and its fine for the rest of the day no pain no popping, nothing. Does anyone have a clue or can lead me in the right direction as to how to fix this problem ?

[@jamesstowell1286]

Edit: Sometimes i get soreness near the lower left knee (above the calve) which i just theragun and its fine.

[@I.Visionz]

I cant even bend my knees.. it feels like cracking when i try. This came out of nowhere

[@laiba9886]

Im having this pain and im only 22😢 please help and is it norma

[@salma3972]

Same I'm 21

[@TheIpmedicaaron]

I think I have a minis us tear 😳

[@2_572]

How are you doing now?

[@christaverduren690]

"Bend on your good knee...." Me: Oh shoot, I don't have a good knee! LOL I get Coolief injections to help me endure the pain. For me, and I weigh 280 pounds at 5'9, it gives me more movement with not as much pain. I was almost immobile, I'd done the steroid shots (VERY BAD reaction) and had the chiropractor helping (he was able to keep it from grinding with his thumper thingee). My Ins says that I'm too young for a new knee at 52, I call BS because I know enough others my age that had better ins and got it done. Two others who "aged up" and were in the new age bracket, were then told they were too old now. Basically it would be a waste of time seeing as they didn't have long on this plane lol How ridiculous!

[@JD-rx2kh]

Last

[@Tracinicko0110gmail]

When I do the bend and back and forth , my knee pops out and drops me to the floor .. 🍸 Bob is hammered 😂

[@MindyTunnell]

No. Bob is sick.

[@lizann3058]

It would be a good idea to do some research before making rude/ignorant comments.

[@vfxwarlord5159]

😢i f up my knee then

[@salahudeen3810]

Please use signal word on video (right or wrong)

[@thinkingimpaired5663]

Sumo wrestler stance

[@user-hh1bb9rs2q]

Had a dr’s appt (thorough and good dr) today he said it was a strain. Right after the appt. my knee started to lock. Is a lock ever part of a strain?

[@BobandBrad]

It's possible, did you ask your doctor about the locking

[@user-hh1bb9rs2q]

I did and he replied the diagnosis would not change with the locking. I found if I tape my knee and use a brace together, this helps my knee from popping so painfully. The locking still hurts but I now walk very slow and have been resting it. So when it does lock I am not completely caught off guard. I will try the exercises along with the ones my dr gave me. I feel like the knee has gotten worse since my appointment, of course no fault to my doctor. I am guessing this is another stage I have to go through before it can get better.

[@TheRealDyscyples]

Not the first comment

[@marselzeytulaev702]

Why nobody mention that most likely both of the a drunk

[@BobandBrad]

Not at all actually.

[@richroselli2599]

What if your knees are Chi? Does that mean your Chinese?

[@Th3BigBoy]

How drunk are you Bob?

[@reylaine8965]

Delete your comment.

[@Th3BigBoy]

@reylaine8965 I know the truth now about why Bob was talking this way. I'll leave the comment up for my shame.

[@headbanger1853]

My knee did that yesterday. I have hypermobile joints so I wonder if it has to do with that.

[@HealthyPractices007]

I swear your timing is impeccable! I just blew my ACL yesterday. Your examples are so helpful. My doctor did the 1st test and said the same thing you said about being able to live without an ACL. He suggested a good brace and 10 days of rest.