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A member asked:
Ok my question is why i have such leg pain... from my knee down my whole leg pops and cracks and is very very painful.. why does it pop and crack?
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Knee pain: joints creak, snap, pop as we age, joints have fluid in joint space, sometimes a vaccum sets up in joint movement, cracks sound, sometimes loose bodies, sometimes bone spurs...heat, nsaids, stretches, cold packs would help, sometimes massage and calcium for cramps, shin splints
Answered 5/31/2014
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