{"id":2568,"date":"2018-03-05T13:21:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radianthealth.us\/2018\/03\/05\/why-is-my-body-making-sounds-as-i-get-older\/"},"modified":"2018-03-05T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:21:21","slug":"why-is-my-body-making-sounds-as-i-get-older","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/2018\/03\/05\/why-is-my-body-making-sounds-as-i-get-older\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is My Body Making Sounds As I Get Older?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Do your joints sound like they\u2019re filled with Rice Kripsies when you stand up and move around?\u00a0 It\u2019s a fairly common phenomenon and tends to happen more often as we get older. In most cases, it\u2019s perfectly normal and nothing to be worried about.<\/p>\n

There are two primary causes of normal popping and cracking sounds.\u00a0 The first is the sound you sometimes hear when you shift and flex your muscles.\u00a0 Sometimes you\u2019ll here a sharp snapping sound, which is caused when muscles and ligaments move across one of your joints.\u00a0 They\u2019ll \u201ccatch\u201d on your joints as they\u2019re dragged across them, and then, when the snap back into their normal position, you\u2019ll hear a snapping sound.<\/p>\n

The most common popping sounds are actually gas, but not of the intestinal variety.\u00a0 Joint capsules are filled with something called synovial fluid, which acts as a lubricant for your joints.\u00a0 This fluid contains a variety of dissolved gasses, and when joint ligaments are stretched, it causes the pressure on the capsule to change, which releases carbon dioxide in the form of bubbles.\u00a0 The cracking noise you hear are the sounds of those bubbles popping.\u00a0 That\u2019s why your back, knuckles and other joints pop when you crack them.<\/p>\n

Both of these sounds become increasingly common as you get older and begin to lose muscle mass, because the loss exposes more of your bones.<\/p>\n

Having said that, there are strange sounds that aren\u2019t normal, and in fact, are a sign of a deeper, underlying problem.\u00a0 For instance, there\u2019s a condition called crepitus which occurs when there\u2019s damage to the cartilage inside your joints.\u00a0 There are lots of things that can cause cartilage damage but the two most common are simple age and overuse.\u00a0 It\u2019s distinguished by peculiar \u201cclunking\u201d or grinding noises.\u00a0 It\u2019s not painful, because cartilage doesn\u2019t have nerve endings, but it can lead to swelling, numbness, and ultimately loss of functionality.<\/p>\n

So are the sounds your body is making normal, or a sign of a potentially dangerous condition?\u00a0 In most cases, they\u2019re probably harmless. If they keep happening, it pays to mention them to your doctor to rule out something that could pose a serious problem down the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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