joints constantly clicking

OP

space_aura

erm..
drink more milk..get some calcium to help with your bones.i dont know what to suggest for the joints..cant you have cod liver oil tablets..will that suffice for vegetarians?

perhaps see a physio also.

nah its still cod liver oil so nope cant have that. what exactly do physio therapists do?

Reply 4

Ilora-Danon

3

Joint clicking in general is normal, it's when it becomes painful is when you should start thinking about seeing your GP.

Glucosamine is widely accepted as being good for joints, but I'm not 100% if it's vegetarian, so it's worth having a look around online.

Reply 5

grammar_king

Here's a full list of what clicks in my body:

all my toes
all my fingers and thumbs
every vertebra in my back that I can move
my wrists
ankles
knees
elbows
neck in 5 different ways
hip/upper leg joint
jaw

it doesn't really hurt me that much so I ignore it. My knees used to click a lot more than they do now so maybe it'll settle down a bit for you too. I just hope they have a cure for arthritis when I'm older.

Reply 6

OP

Hmm i guess i should go see my GP, im scared i'll get arthritus in the future :frown:

Ilora-Danon

Glucosamine is widely accepted as being good for joints, but I'm not 100% if it's vegetarian, so it's worth having a look around online.

thanks, i'll google it x

Reply 7

fire2burn

17

I used to get clicks all the time, I went to my GP and he told me to stop complaining. Mostly it was to do with growing, even at 19 I still get them occasionally.

Reply 8

OP

Ive found a vegatarian Glucosamine at Holland and Barret health food shop, so i will buy some when i next go into town, thanks Ilora :smile:

Reply 9

Ilora-Danon

3

Wicked. You're welcome :smile:

Reply 10

abc101

17

I do believe chondroitin as well as glucosamine is also good for clicking joints. All of me clicks - my fingers and thumbs, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles and toes! I think it's just my neck that doesn't do it much! It can be so irritating, I sympathise with you having to sit down at work all day. Most of me just clicks periodically, but my ankles do it permanently - I'll be swivelling them for ages to try and get them to click back but they just keep on making that annoying little noise! I'm forever cracking my knuckles, it right annoys my family and friends, but it's rather addictive :p:

Take some supplements - perhaps a general multivitamin supplement would help - and see if that helps.

Reply 11

maxhk

I have this problem as well!!

yeah my doctor asked me to drink more milk and take calcium tablets.

Reply 12

paint-paradise

1

I take vegetarian flax seed oil supplements too-contain omega 3 which is meant to be good for joints! :biggrin:

Go see your GP if you are worried I suppose!

xx

Reply 13

curtis

It could be like loose cartilage or something, I have a similar problem with my knees and I was told could be that.

Go to the doctors, they'll sort you out.

Reply 14

ba_mhaith_liom

5

If you go to a local herbal remedy shop and look for chotodrin and glucosamine complex tablets. If you just ask them for something to help with joints they'll probably be able to help. Nettle tea is traditionally taken for rheumatic pain, so you might consider getting some powdered nettle in tablet form if you're not up for herbal tea.

I would suggest yoga but since you're already doing that, I think that's all I know.

Reply 15

Botticello

20

oooh I always click its horrible

Reply 16

OP

thanks, i will look for the things you lot have suggested in my herbal remady shop.
Ba mhaith -Im convinced it was yoga that started my joints clicking. So id suggest to anyone with joint problems - dont do yoga lol

Wai``Hou!

yeah my doctor asked me to drink more milk and take calcium tablets.

Where do you get calcium tablets from? or are they on prescription?

Reply 17

Xulfer

1

I've heard that the clicking occurs when bubbles develop in the fluid between the joints, and the noise heard is them popping.

Edit: here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracking_joints

Reply 18

hannah_dru