Knee clicking.

[Webbo2]

Recently my right knee has started clicking when I stand up to pedal. At first I thought it was shoe and pedal but it’s not. I don’t get any pain although I have issues with that knee a few years ago so still do the exercises I was given at the time.
Should I be worried as is seems quite loud unless the noise is just an echo through my body.

 

[Happy_Days]

Why not get it checked out by your GP or a physio?

 

[fossyant]

I would see a physio. Quite often tendons can click and clunk, but a physio could tell you. Be prepared for a long wait if it's via the GP then referral to a physio.

 

[Drago]

Seek the advice of a suitably qualified medical professional. Or an osteopath.

 

[Sharky]

I would see a physio. Quite often tendons can click and clunk, but a physio could tell you. Be prepared for a long wait if it's via the GP then referral to a physio.

I believe you can self refer to your local hospital's physio. Still a long wait and will probably just result in some exercises. But at least you can have an opportunity to talk with somebody.

 

[fossyant]

I believe you can self refer to your local hospital's physio. Still a long wait and will probably just result in some exercises. But at least you can have an opportunity to talk with somebody.

That's a new one - I was seeing the physio (referred by GP) for my hip last year, and by the time I got there, my hip was OK (I'd paid for private physio) but mentioned my shoulder had a torn rotator cuff. So physio had to go back to GP and get a referral from GP. Maybe it's different in your Trust.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Recently my right knee has started clicking when I stand up to pedal. At first I thought it was shoe and pedal but it’s not. I don’t get any pain although I have issues with that knee a few years ago so still do the exercises I was given at the time.
Should I be worried as is seems quite loud unless the noise is just an echo through my body.

Go see a physio, they'll tell you it's arthritis
I got the same, I know it's my age (confirmed by xrays)
There are exercises that help if it gets sore.

 

[Sharky]

That's a new one - I was seeing the physio (referred by GP) for my hip last year, and by the time I got there, my hip was OK (I'd paid for private physio) but mentioned my shoulder had a torn rotator cuff. So physio had to go back to GP and get a referral from GP. Maybe it's different in your Trust.

Here it is ...

Physiotherapy Self Referral Form :: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust https://share.google/bkEZZReNwBdOzQFsp

 

[fossyant]

Here it is ...

Physiotherapy Self Referral Form :: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust https://share.google/bkEZZReNwBdOzQFsp

Better than ours - You can be referred by your GP, first contact practitioners and the Orthopaedic Assessment Service. We need to go into see a GP or First Contact Practitioner. - Then you go on the waiting list. Takes about 3 months in my case last year.

 

[PaulSB]

I've had NHS and private physio simultaneously for the same injuries following a major RTC. I did this because I had a referral but started private physio to get the ball rolling. My private physio was aware of my choice. She had previously worked in the NHS.

The NHS physio was OK but I now know was never going to fully address the problems. I'm a huge NHS fan, I'm not critical of this and understand why things are as they are. The physio was outsourced to a private company.

The gulf between private physio and NHS is huge. There is no real comparison to be made. I can almost still feel one session when my private physio manipulated my shoulder, muscles and tendons for 45 minutes. I could feel the issue dissolving under her finger tips, the discomfort flowed out as she moved and released everything. The NHS physio didn't touch me once in four months.

If you feel physio is the solution go private if you can. I wouldn't hesitate to do the same again.

 

[Webbo2]

I’m at the surgery next week for my shingles vaccination top up so I will have word then.

 

[presta]

My knuckles click, and have since I was under 10. So do my wrists, elbows, shoulders, jaw, neck, spine, sacrum, sternum, knees, ankles, and toes. So what?

Why not get it checked out by your GP or a physio?

How the other half live, I wouldn't dare go to the GP for something that trivial.

I’m at the surgery next week for my shingles vaccination top up so I will have word then.

"While I'm here, can you just....."
They love that one. Usually they tell you to make another appointment and chuck you out.

 

[Webbo2]

My knuckles click, and have since I was under 10. So do my wrists, elbows, shoulders, jaw, neck, spine, sacrum, sternum, knees, ankles, and toes. So what?

How the other half live, I wouldn't dare go to the GP for something that trivial.

"While I'm here, can you just....."
They love that one. Usually they tell you to make another appointment and chuck you out.

No I won’t be asking the nurse doing my injection to look at my knee. I will be asking at reception if I can self refer to the physio or do I need to see my G.P. first.

 

[Happy_Days]

How the other half live, I wouldn't dare go to the GP for something that trivial.

Knee clicking (a.k.a. crepitus) can occur for several reasons. It could be an air trapped in the joint fluid, cartilage damage, or tendon issues. Consequently, crepitus needs checking out by an appropriate clinician to ascertain if it’s trivial or not.

 

[vickster]

If it’s not painful or swollen and you have full range of motion, likely nothing to worry about although could be some wear and tear depending on how old you are.
I have arthritic knees and physio advised avoiding standing up to pedal due to the load through the knees, try sitting and using a lower gear instead!