Many people have this experience: sitting for a long time, stand up to move around the neck or twist the waist will make a “click” sound. Inexplicably feel very good and at the same time a little worried, why my joints always sound? Do I need to go to the hospital for medical attention? Today we will solve these problems one by one! What is “popping”? The sudden “clicking” of joints when moving or exercising is called “popping” in medical science. Many people think that “popping” is a precursor to arthritis. But in fact, there are two types of “popping”: physiological popping and pathological popping. Physiological rattling is familiar to us, and is a crisp, single, painless burst-like sound from the joint cavity. For example, when the body is at rest for a period of time and then suddenly extends and flexes the limbs, twists or extends and flexes the trunk, the limbs and spinal joints often “pop”. Pathological ringing Pathological joint ringing is due to joint injury, disease or structural variation, resulting in rough synovial membrane, joint capsule, ligament relaxation, tendon hyperplasia or tendon sheath narrowing, joint disc rupture, joint cartilage detachment, etc., when the movement of the above-mentioned tissue friction and produce ringing. How to differentiate? Physiological rattling usually occurs when the joint is stationary for a period of time and only occurs when the joint suddenly moves. When the sound is crisp and single, there is no pain or discomfort. Physiological joint popping characteristics: 1, popping only occurs when the joint suddenly moves; 2, before the popping occurs, the joint must have been stationary for a period of time; 3, the popping sound is crisp, and a single sound, the same part will not sound a second time within a short period of time; 4, the popping will not be accompanied by pain or discomfort, but will have a certain sense of relaxation. Pathological ringing: Unlike physiological ringing, if the joint is usually accompanied by other symptoms and pathological changes, such as pain, swelling, restricted joint movement or even abnormal movement, then it is likely to be pathological ringing and needs to be treated in hospital. Will frequent popping cause arthritis? When popping, the capillaries and peripheral nerves around the joint will be stimulated, thus increasing local blood circulation, helping to relieve spasm and anti-inflammation, and will not cause joint damage, so arthritis will not occur. There are also some people around who like to break their finger joints, and they will also have a ringing sound. Is it easier to get arthritis by breaking finger joints? Normal finger-breaking does not directly cause arthritis, but people who deliberately break their knuckles for a long time may have a weakened grip. Exercise your muscles to protect your joints Whether our joints ring or not, we need to focus on our joint health in our lives. Here are a few more moves to teach you to exercise our muscles and protect our joints. Neck and shoulder joints – backward tilt pinch back Tilt your head backward, squeeze both arms backward for 3 seconds, then relax for 2 seconds, 30 times each in the morning, midday and evening to exercise the muscles on both sides of the spine and prevent neck and shoulder diseases. Lumbar spine joints – hip bridge with both feet, elbows and back shoulder support to lift the “buttocks”, so that the abdomen and knee joint lift flat, and then slowly put down, together with a drop for a, 20 to 30 times a day, exercise the muscles of the lower back to prevent lumbar spine disease. Knee joint – lift the leg hook toe Sit in a chair, the whole leg up taut to keep the level, while doing hook toe action, do several times a day, can improve knee joint stability by exercising thigh muscle strength, enhance knee joint resistance. If the joint is already damaged, patients must pay attention to keeping warm, as cold can aggravate the condition.