How are your joints? Still healthy or are they like Rice Krispies?

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twistfunk@reddit

I thought my knees sucked, but I started a 5 min dumbell routine, and they feel way better.

Just need to figure out what to do about my stupid, flat feet.

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ReverendHambone@reddit

Usually about a gram and a half with a filter in the end

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AlfalfaElectronic720@reddit

I like the 1 gram bodega boyz cones myself. I can get a good 1.3 in there

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Zeke688@reddit

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This GIF is perfect for this post.

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RadRacer187@reddit

Fuck your lucky your fingers still work to roll them I’m packing a bowl these days lol

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toshiko_saturn2250@reddit

Same. Not sure who's rolling joints with cereal around here, but you do you boo-boo.

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ghandi3737@reddit

I think they're smoking smuggled compressed brick stress with tons of seeds and stems.

Don't get those seeds and someone might as well have put one of those 'joke' firecrackers to encourage people to stop smoking.

Had a friend do that to half a carton of their moms smokes. Randomly.

Pulled out every smoke, randomly dumped out a small amount of the little crackers and randomly put them into cigs, and randomly putting those in the packs. He even packed every pack after so they couldn't tell by looking at the end that a toothpick had been shoved into it.

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ReverendHambone@reddit

Pfft, kids

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Such_Victory4589@reddit

kids? where? GET OFF MY LAWN!

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DoctorBlazes@reddit

Maybe in the 90s if you didnt get all the seeds out.

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Jairoglyphics1@reddit

This is a sign of class and sophistication. A true mature adult versus the pregnant joints we used to smoke back in the day.

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DexPleiadian@reddit

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981032061@reddit

I don’t know about you guys but my joints are definitely improving as I get older.

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Exciting_Agent3901@reddit

I had an old timer back in the day tell me I “roll spinners like the old timers.”

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AlfalfaElectronic720@reddit

Meh, knees and feet are horrible. Everything else is not too bad. 45 now, first knee replacement is on this Tuesday

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Belt-fed78@reddit

Im on my second replacement. First happened when I was in my 20s. Wore that one out so they replaced it shortly before I retired.

Its a double edged sword. Stay active and exercise kept my body healthy. But wore out my implant.

Im 47.

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AlfalfaElectronic720@reddit

That must have been some big injury to get one in your 20’s. That’s crazy!

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AlfalfaElectronic720@reddit

Thanks good info. Yea I’ve needed one for quite a few years and help off as long as I can. I’m still to young to be so limited as I’m an active person. Just sucks I know that’s a wrap for high impact activities. I used to love running and miss it, wish I could get back to it. But instead maybe I can get back into hiking which I also loved.

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CaptainDipshiat@reddit

yo i'm in the same boat but no replacement scheduled, which model are you getting?

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AlfalfaElectronic720@reddit

Whatever that latest and greatest “25 year” replacement is. Was waiting about a year for them to field them at our hospital.

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WileyPap@reddit

I've always had issues with one of my knees and knew the day was coming someday, but just in the past year my body has started responding with unimpressive urgency to healing minor injuries. They told me this day would come but having it show up is making me realize what a whimp I am, spoiled by a life without pain.

Please tell me your knee replacement doesn't come with months of chronic pain and I'll finally go in. I want to time it before my body's healing process really changes from Unbreakable to Mr. Glass, but late enough that there's somewhere close to zero chance of having to worry about the same limb again when I'm old.

They had 20 year knee replacements 20 years ago, you're telling me I can have an AI read me the entire library of congress from my watch, but they've only added 5 years to knee replacement longevity? MF.

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Belt-fed78@reddit

My first knee replacement happened when I was in my 20s. Recovery took 8ish months, but I was also recovering from other things. It was replaced due to being blown up in Iraq. It was supposed to have a lifespan of 15 to 20 years. It was a full year until I was back to the same physical shape as I was before I got hurt.

Something to consider about implant lifespan is they guage that based on the activity level of the people who usually end up getting them. So we're talking 45+ year old people who aren't out running 5 + miles every day or hiking hundreds of miles or more a year with weapons and packs.

That implant lasted a little over 10 years before they had to replace it with one minor surgery midway to tighten it. So I was in my late 30s. Recovery that time was much faster. I was walking assisted within hours of the surgery being done and was back to full duty 12ish weeks later. Pain was minimal during recovery, and there is only a moderate lingering ache now.

I am still very active even after I retired and the pain is manageable. Honestly, I dont even notice it most days. The lifespan on this replacement is supposed to be 20 to 30 years. But I'll likely be looking at another replacement sometime when I'm in my fifties because I am still very active.

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AlfalfaElectronic720@reddit

Haha right, I guess that’s the case. I’ve needed

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

That sucks. Hope it goes well!

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OtherlandGirl@reddit

Good luck! I hope everything goes well :)

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Rude_Masterpiece_239@reddit

43 and feel great. Played hoops 3 days this week. Strength in between. Lots of focus on explosiveness and leg strength.

Never stop doing what kept you in shape as a kid. Run around. Don’t sit in one place too long. Play sports. Roam around outside for hours at a time. Lift weights.

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BouncyCatMama@reddit

They're snap, crackle and popping!

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Peanut083@reddit

I did a full tear on my left ACL and MCL a few years ago. I had a reconstruction, and while it took a while to get full strength and function back in the leg, the actual joint feels pretty good now. Everything else still seems like it works without issues.

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Bacch@reddit

Mostly fine, with the odd paper banger (if you remember, those things we used to make where you fold the paper just right that if you make a throwing motion without letting it go, it makes a loud snapping sound) when I rise out of a crouching position. My knees were never great, and they've not gotten any better. An ortho told me about a decade ago that I'd have bionic knees within 20-30 years, and so far I've seen no evidence that he's wrong. I carry knee braces with me when I do anything more than a long walk (in other words, I have two knee braces in my golf bag--I live in the foothills above Denver so my home course is a mountain course that requires lots of walking up and down steep inclines even with a cart, which is very hard on my knees).

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ApatheistHeretic@reddit

No real pain. But I do sound like I'm dragging a skeleton behind me when I walk.

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1friendswithsalad@reddit

Great. Run, lift heavy, everything is still all good. Turning 45 in about a month. The only joints I ever think much about are my wrists, I have to be pretty cautious with pushups and burpees or they get very upset.

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bananabastard@reddit

Age 43, no pain anywhere. I'm stronger and more flexible than ever.

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Objective-Dream-904@reddit

Snap, Crackle, Pop on the regular

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Ordinary-Steak-6515@reddit

My right thumb joint has zero cartilage left, so that’s great. 2 disc replaced in my neck and back surgery….sooooo yeah. 45 tomorrow

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Zealousideal_Put5666@reddit

My knees have cracked since I've been a kid

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thebarbalag@reddit

Back goes out from time to time. Spasm in the T-spine most of the time. Little neuropathy in the elbows. Ankles are crispy. Wrists, too, though not bad. Nothing so bad I need even otc pain meds more than once a month or so.

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ElGranQuesoRojo@reddit

I wish it was Rice Krispies. Mine sound more like when ice causes tree branches to break.

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anotherpredditor@reddit

I skated and did big jumps. My right knee is croaking and very loudly shifts around. My left is just crunchy.

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Novel_Towel6125@reddit

Honestly better than when I was young.

When I was in university, I got patellofemoral syndrome. As it was explained to me, basically the cartilage in my knee got blistered.

Through my 20s it would flare up now and then.

By the time I got to my mid 30s, I got prevention down to a science. Haven't really had an issue in 10 years. Overall I've got a lot better with regular exercise and learning how to manage my body.

I mean...everything does still sound like Rice Krispies. But even though they're noisy, at least they're healthy and pain-free haha

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Sharpshooter188@reddit

Stealthy. For about 20 seconds. Then they crack and I get caught.

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SunshineInDetroit@reddit

I had a major sprain three weeks ago. I'm still nursing it as it heals. I'm not amused by it.

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Anieya@reddit

Hard to say. Kneeling is really difficult, but I was hit by a car at 40 and landed on my knees after being thrown. Only massive bruises though. After a year of healing I’m told I can kneel as well as anyone else in their 40s

Though everyone says that being straight hit by a car and getting away with just one broken rib isn’t something a 40 year old should be able to do, so there is that lol

I have noticed my wrists aren’t as reliable as they used to be, but despite occasional bouts of not wanting to bend without pain, after a couple weeks they tend to go back to normal.

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smooth_grooves@reddit

43M: No issues, just a little painless noise in the knees.

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Dreaming_of_Rlyeh@reddit

That’s where I’m at (45M). I noticed the knee crackle over ten years ago, but I have no bodily aches or pains.

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MechaNickzilla@reddit

It happens at 44

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Witty-Common-1210@reddit

Noooo, cake day is tomorrow 😬

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MechaNickzilla@reddit

Oh no!

Happy birthday 🎂

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But if you want to know the truth… I wasn’t kidding

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Witty-Common-1210@reddit

Thanks! Good news is that my wife still has a few years to get there lol

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MechaNickzilla@reddit

Haha. Ok. I’m 2 years older than you and my wife is your age. Homestly, I felt like I was in my early 30s until 44. Now I feel 50 at 46.

When I was starting to get joint problems and other little things that make it harder to get going in the morning, my wife was like “what’s wrong with you? Should you see a doctor?” I was like “unfortunately, I think I’m just old?” Now I see it happening to her and I try not to say anything.

So there you go. I’m your Ghost of Birthday Future giving you a tiny glimpse into your next two years. Happy fucking birthday.

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

Can confirm.

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IvanNemoy@reddit

43M, almost the same. Right knee is rough sometimes, thank you jump school.

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amayain@reddit

I have a ton of painless noise in just about every joint. Some of it is constant but some of it goes away after a snap or two (e.g., creaking in the morning, but stops when I move around a bit).

How worried should I be for my joints? Lol

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zaminDDH@reddit

42M: I can almost do a pistol squat, and my knees still sound like a cat fighting tissue paper.

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DexPleiadian@reddit

42M. same

i have been stretching for at least 20 minutes almost every day for the last 22 years.

i actually followed the advice for prolonging health and wellness. instead of rejecting it and deciding "i'm gonna die anyway so i am gonna 'enjoy' my life."

my friends (mostly mid-20s to early 30s) always tell me that they hope to be in as good of shape as i am when they get to my age.

i tell them my "secrets" and then they look at my like i have 3 heads

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Allaplgy@reddit

30 years of skating, 42m and still mostly flexible.

My feet hurt sometimes.

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FlurkingSchnit@reddit

User name checks out. Also, this. Joint sounds can be normal.

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Witty-Common-1210@reddit

Definitely have the ankles and knees popping every step up the stairs

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411592@reddit

Still good

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Penemere@reddit

Wife calls me "snap crackle pops" every time I try to sneak up on her

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MaxHeadroomba@reddit

My knees sound like Rice Krispies when I do squats, but I have no pain. I noticed that my knees became less "springy" when running up stairs around my mid-30s. All-in-all, I can't complain.

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AytumnRain@reddit

In constant pain. Have been few years.

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LeakyAssFire@reddit

Not bad... minus the few joints aching with Gout.

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TheFoxandTheSandor@reddit

3 knee surgeries and a back surgery so far

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Amazing-Treat-8706@reddit

Things are good except my back is weaker and more sore, and my hands can get sore and cramp. 48

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Aronacus@reddit

Used to be in a lot of pain. Then I lost 25lbs. Joints feel like brand new!

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HipHopGrandpa@reddit

Totally. I can always tell when I’m getting fat. Things start hurting.

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marathonrunner79@reddit

Knees used to be a mess before I quit running years ago.

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irelandm77@reddit

Lol, I'm healthy. All good here.

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FemaleMishap@reddit

Left knee, fine. Right knee, crunchy. Because my left ankle is busted.

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Equal_Question_4594@reddit

Worried about some of y’all 😆 Where are all these issues coming from? Aside from my autoimmune flares and life stressors wearing me down, I feel like a kid. Maybe being short finally has its benefits…?

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Steelysam2@reddit

3/4 ok. Left knee had a football injury 2 years ago. I got a cortisone shot Monday and it's almost good as new.

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aenflex@reddit

I have palindromic rheumatism. So not great, unfortunately.

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scottwsx96@reddit

No issues.

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fave_no_more@reddit

My joints been crunchy since high school

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Trashusdeadeye@reddit

Nestles Crunch

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cosp85classic@reddit

The ones that didn't get injured while I was active duty military are great.

But one knee and one shoulder have their days. My lower back doesn't like being an offing worker who does work out any more either. I guess that's a combo of age and occupation.

Not being a smoker or heavy drinker I'm sure helps a lot too.

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Usirnaimtaken@reddit

I’m a fat lady who walks about three miles a day. Minimal pain aside from general soreness if I increase walking time or do other physical labor / workouts. When I was a fat lady who didn’t walk much at all, I was in much more pain.

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MyCleverNewName@reddit

Feel great, thanks for asking.

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squatsandthoughts@reddit

I've had hip, shoulder and ankle surgery. My knees have severe arthritis.

So I'm doing great.

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funatical@reddit

I’m falling apart, but I expected to. I didn’t enjoy my youth, but I did take advantage of it.

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AlaskanPotatoSlap@reddit

I need to have an artificial disc or two, possibly a fusion at the C5/C6 and C6/C7 vertebrate level later this year after dealing with two bulging discs and the C7 nerve causing issues since April.

Otherwise I'm good.

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c4ctus@reddit

Like ratchets.

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Rare-Confusion-220@reddit

I'm great. 55m and still ski with my wife and kids 30-40 days a year and go to a bunch of live music all year including living real close to Red Rocks that gets us dancing all night on a regular basis

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nounthennumbers@reddit

50/50. Two bad shoulders and 2 good kneees

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Trick-Fudge-2074@reddit

Still rolling harsh compression slabs on my bike, still making hard cuts for ultimate. Future me will be bionic

*please let me catch the tail end of boomer Canadian healthcare

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imnottheoneipromise@reddit

I’ll give you a clue- I was in the Army for a decade.

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nofunatallthisguy@reddit

Maybe 5 years ago, my knee seelled up like crazy after one too many dives in the sand playing volleyball. Got an x-ray done. Was told I have arthritis of the knee.

Exsqueeze me?

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zazzle_frazzle@reddit

I have RA and HSD…so not great. It’s ok as long as the meds are working but flares are pretty painful.

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PghMe101@reddit

Well considering I broke my hip and shoulder in the last year, not great

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Appropriate-Food1757@reddit

I just a fresh new knee! Love it.

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DetroitsGoingToWin@reddit

Every once in a while the gym fucks my muscles up a bit, but I keep bouncing back. I little afraid to run, so I stick with the elliptical. I joint fuck with trampolines either.

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Southern-Dig-4689@reddit

Just got an MRI done on my lower back. Apparently I have mild arthritis 🤦

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Amy_Macadamia@reddit

I'm 48. My jobs and dog have me walking about 20,000 steps a day. I feel great, but man I'm tired when the day is done. I think the key is to keep your weight low and keep moving.

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Pinkkorn69@reddit

My joints were like Rice Krispies in high school lol I've just gotten used to the discomfort now.

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ProfessorOfLies@reddit

Starting to feel aches in the hands at night

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DoctorFenix@reddit

I played soccer for 21 years.

My knees and ankles are FUCKED.

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Long-Screen-4745@reddit

My son tried to poke my ribs last night, and I hyperexteded my knee trying to get away. Here goes two weeks of motrin and tylonal.

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mondomiketron@reddit

I use to do a lot of pop and locking as a kid, and now when I do it my joints literally pop loudly

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WilliamGrantham80@reddit

That's all on who's rolling em, mine are fine, thank you.

Oh, THOSE joints. Sometimes, I sound like a groaning popcorn popper, so at least the sound effects are cool.

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defiant_sheep_0905@reddit

42, currently recovering from partial knee replacement

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tsraq@reddit

Nearing 50 and I'm pretty much in best shape I've ever been. Granted, my back isn't happy if I have to sleep on bad mattress these days, but that at least I can work around (usually)

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zenerNoodle@reddit

Surprisingly good. Peasant genetics combined with decades of strength training without chasing PRs. In general, no joint pain at all. I dare say, even my back feels great most of the time.

Still look move like an old man after a long flight, though. Haven't figured out how to not get tight after sitting still for hours.

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x7leafcloverx@reddit

Just ran 10.5 miles today! Legs are cooked now but generally they feel great!

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Expensive-Day-3551@reddit

Well, I thought my stairs were creaky because of all the noise I would hear as I went up and down. Turns out, it was my knees all along.

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LaFlamaBlancakfp@reddit

My knees are shot and I have a bad right shoulder.

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Educational_Resist42@reddit

Joints are fine, stomach and colon has decided to not like half the stuff I like.

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Secret_Bees@reddit

I was playing with my daughter this morning and got "knocked over" meaning I jumped and landed sideways on the couch. I hit the hard part between the segments and heard a #crunch# that I never wanna hear out of my body again. I had to do a check to make sure I could still move everything.

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ZedArkadia@reddit

Pretty good, usually, but every once in awhile a knee will just buckle out of nowhere.

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Not_a_werecat@reddit

I have hypermobility and have been crackling since my 20s. :(

Already got arthritis in my hands at 40.

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Swimming-Trifle-899@reddit

My joints are ok — I’m active and that definitely helps. But my tendons are apparently like old, dried out rubber bands, and something always seems strained or cramped.

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Plus-Parking1777@reddit

I don’t smoke joints! I smoke blunts🤣🤣

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Plus-Parking1777@reddit

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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DirtRight9309@reddit

jesus christ people, take care of your bodies 🤦🏻‍♀️ healthcare is not getting any cheaper out here, at some point our generation is going to have to start taking responsibility for our own health because we don’t have the luxury of running to the dr for every little thing like Boomers. as an underinsured person for most of my late 20’s- early 30’s i had to learn that lesson early but i’m glad i did. and obviously, this doesn’t apply to people with chronic/autoimmine/degenerative diseases so don’t @ me. this is for you people who KNOW you haven’t done shit for 25 years and are now complaining that your body’s falling apart. bring on the DV’s, but you know i’m right.

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HighOnGoofballs@reddit

Mine have popped since high school. Had to have labrum surgery this year but they claim the knees are fine despite the poppyness

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m8k@reddit

They all work fine but going down and getting up from the floor takes some effort

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BlackIceTundra@reddit

Still pretty good until I go for a 10K hike without properly warming up or preparing. Then they are a little stiff and go small crackle pop a bunch the next morning but I stretch it out and good to go.

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aroundincircles@reddit

For people who are having joint issues: Drink bone broth/gelatin.

When you get a rotisserie chicken, save the carcass, freeze till you get 2-3 of them, chuck them into a stock pot with a lot of water, onions, carrots, celery, herbs, etc. my wife wraps it all in cheese cloth for easy disposal.

Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, and let it simmer for several hours, replenishing water as needed. Let cool, remove bag of stuff, strain into a freezer safe container. And you have amazing soup stock, or even just drink it straight, a cup a day.

Your joints will thank you.

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lebruf@reddit

I do this in a pressure cooker for an hour, but I slightly char the vegetables before dropping them in and strain through a mesh screen when done. I mostly use the broth in Ramen and curries, but it makes them thicc and tasty.

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rickitytick@reddit

A buddy at work does this with the Costco chickens. Makes for some tasty chicken noodle soup

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LemonSkye@reddit

Knees and elbows are fine. Spine, shoulders, and hips have sounded like Kellogg's made them since my 20s.

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brwnb0mber@reddit

43M - after all the injuries I endured when I was younger it's all starting to catch up. Back, knees and ankles are just stiff when I first wake up.

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_MistyDawn@reddit

Just about every movable joint in my body pops some way or another but nothing is in bad enough shape to merit medical treatment and I can still put my hands flat on the floor with my knees straight, hook my own bra, et cetera. I do a little bit of yoga, eat keto, and take fish oil and tart cherry supplements; all those things seem to make the difference for me.

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

Golfers elbow has kicked my ass for several months, so kinda related. I had been as healthy as ever leading up to that, so I guess it was a good run.

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BethKnowsBetter@reddit

Snap crackle popin over here

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mistypee@reddit

My joints have always popped. It doesn't mean anything. I love to do a dead hang in the morning - almost every joint from my wrists to my hips will pop in sequence. It feels glorious.

In terms of actual joint issues, I do have a couple of old injuries that have started to make themselves known again. Very minor though.

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wxguy215@reddit

It's funny, my left ankle is the one that snap crackle and pops, but it's the other one that takes longer to warm up for running.

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Moons_of_Moons@reddit

NO BUENO, AMIGO

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Eredic@reddit

My knees make a mighty racket, but they're holding up.

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Prodiuus@reddit

I spent my 20s stomping shovels through tree roots. My knees are not doing well.

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Notchersfireroad@reddit

My joints are all fine somehow. I don't know why or how because I abused the shit outta them. My spine however is glass. Multiple vertebrae are bone on bone. I have however managed to not have a flareup in over 5 years now which is the longest I've gone since it started at age 19. Now I'm knocking on wood.

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mrsg1012@reddit

Getting a total knee replacement in one and either a partial or total in the other depending on condition at the time of surgery. I woke up today and ALL of my joints hurt. I had a really stressful day yesterday and the adrenaline crash is really rough on our bodies now. 😭

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Secret-Spinach-3314@reddit

42, still play soccer all the time, but I never got injured when I played rep either.

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ikeif@reddit

I rolled my ankle and it fractured. Now I can sense when the storms are rolling in, if it hurts or not.

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GISReaper@reddit

I'm creaking constantly. Poppin and lockin all over the place

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GuudenU@reddit

Joints are still good, but my lower back tightens up at the end of the day now.

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CompletelyBedWasted@reddit

I prefer the taste of the weed over the paper. Bong lyfe baby! Lol

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L31121@reddit

Knees are definitely rice crispies. Hips are more like Cap’n Crunch

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DoucheyMcBagBag@reddit

Oops All Hip Replacements!

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LukeMayeshothand@reddit

Right knee I had a small tear I think but haven’t been to the doctor. Left shoulder and elbow have something going on. Tendinitis/bursitis or torn tendons or something. Probably the first of those options. If I take prednisone the pain mostly goes away. Need to go back and hopefully get some shots to take away the pain.

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DoucheyMcBagBag@reddit

Left elbow does a little rice krispy thing when I lift weights. Gotta be careful with technique. Left shoulder/back area has some disc damage and I’m 100% sure it was from one strapping my book bags throughout middle school, high school, and college - honors classes meant extra books and I was already pretty nerdy. Couldn’t go full on 90s nerd and use both straps, you know? Side note - I deeply regret how insecure I was as an adolescent because I was so worried about how people perceived me that I did stupid shit to impress people who didn’t care if I lived or died, and that still affects me in my late 40s.

Otherwise joints are ok. This crap doesn’t stop me from doing what I want to do. I just need some Tylenol and Motrin after.

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Comprehensive-Bat214@reddit

They only hurt when I don't exercise.

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Interesting-Talk8659@reddit

Can’t

Stop

Poppin

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ryhoyarbie@reddit

Legs and knees are fine. I do a lot of running on the treadmill and stretch, so my joints are probably a lot better than others who run outside a lot.

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cloudydays2021@reddit

Joints are healthy and feel fine but they have been noisy as fuck since I was a kid. I’m just one of those people who would definitely give my location away in a horror situation if I had to hide

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neodraykl@reddit

44, everything below the waist is great, back has been fucked since an accident in my 20s, so not really in a position to comment on that.

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Fabulous-South-9551@reddit

44F. I have a knee that pops occasionally but no joint pain yet.

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1block@reddit

48 has been a shit year for my body. Joints are fine, but I used to be able to slack off all winter and get in shape when it warms up.

Every time I started running this year, I got hurt. Jogging, like a 10 minute mile pace, and my hamstring pulled. Took a month off, good stretching. Waited 2 weeks after pain was gone. Went back out and on week 2 pulled it again.

Pain gone a few weeks later. Waited 4 more weeks. Went out and felt good. A week later my foot killed. I thought I broke it. Nope. Gout.

Started lifting instead. Started so damn easy. Haven't been able to clench my hand now for the last 2 weeks.

I'm officially old.

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ElectricPenguin6712@reddit

Me knees sound like Velcro when I kneel and stand back up

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DashboredPro@reddit

I’m all snap crackle and pop 🫠

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vabello@reddit

In recent years, I’ve realized that my joints are always in pain. The only way I realized it was when I’ve taken ibuprofen for a headache and suddenly my joint pain is gone and I’m like, wait a minute… I feel great!

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misskellycupcake@reddit

My ankles have always been rice Krispy sounding since I was a kid, but they don't hurt. If my joints start to get sure I know it's time for new shoes at work.

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Owww_My_Ovaries@reddit

Had some shoulder issues in my left front delt.

This was due to overtraining with presses in the gym. I took it easy for about 3 weeks and I'm good as new.

The only issue I have is my right Achilles gets a bit stiff when sleeping. That's about it.

I work out 7 days a week. Eat well. And hydrate hydrate hydrate.

For being 40, and having washboard abs, I feel great.

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wayoverpaid@reddit

Had some serious IT band pain which manifested in the knee as well as everywhere else on the leg. After a week of massage it went away. Beyond that, I'm doing ok. Can go on a 10 mile walk and I'm ok.

Shoulder is the big one. It goes pop a lot.

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civiltribe@reddit

at 40 my knees are not a happy time. they don't feel raw but I've walked a lot my whole life and take the stairs a lot, I wonder if I should cut back with the stairs. my neck and shoulder and feeling the worst of the repetitive strain of using a mouse often. I have a funny sensitive elbow, if I lean on it feels like a pinched nerve. not sure how to deal with that or if I should see someone about it but sometimes it'll feel like my elbow is on fire if I put too much weight on it.

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mytextgoeshere@reddit

Rice Krispies is a good way to describe the sounds coming from my neck… lots of tiny little pops. Luckily no pain there yet, but my lower back has given me trouble since my mid-30’s. That started with a large pop!

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effitalll@reddit

I’ve had fucked up joints since childhood. Welcome to the club, y’all.

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FigSpecific6210@reddit

lol, I sound like a popcorn machine when I roll over in bed.

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cupcakesparklies@reddit

Well I had two surgeries on my knee. Once for ACL ripped out and once a basket handle menscuis tear. Now bone on bone in my knee. Rest of everything is pretty healthy, just get sore every now and then.

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garden__gate@reddit

One of my knees cracks constantly. The others are pretty good so far. (Knock on wood) I have fibromyalgia which causes pain, but it’s ironically helped me get really good at knowing what I need to keep them healthy.

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canisdirusarctos@reddit

Mostly okay, except when I’ve foolishly done things that shouldn’t be done when you weigh more than about 60lbs. I hurt a knee a while ago jumping off a swing like some 6 year old.

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Elhyphe970@reddit

I spent 8 years in the Marine Corps with combat deployments. I have had so had surgery on both knees, my right elbow, right ankle, and both shoulders. I also get injections in my spine to hold off as long as possible on a spinal fusion. I am 42. Lol

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savesyertoenails@reddit

ive switched to vaping and edibles

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disappointedCoati@reddit

I just graduated from physical therapy after I hurt my back. That shit sucks.

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twolfhawk@reddit

This is why you roll stealth at disadvantage after 35

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brilliantpants@reddit

They sound like Rice Krispies, but they feel fine.

But I am majorly tempting fate by trying to take up roller derby at 41 years old 😅

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consistentstrugglin1@reddit

Arthritis started in my early twenties. They swell and get stiff. 😰 Rain and heat makes them worse.

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BongwaterJoe1983@reddit

Im 42 and falling apart torn miniscis and acl in my left knee, fractured L5 vertibrae, systolic and diastolic congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, afib and a massive hernia that almost hangs down between my knees complicated by chronic diverticulitis i feel like im self destructing at this point

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CoffeeJedi@reddit

I was good until about 2 months ago. I was working on my wooded back yard and I slipped down the hill. On the way down I grabbed a tree with my left arm, and now every morning my shoulder is super sore and my hand goes numb. I stretch it out and it feels a bit better but the next morning it resets.

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NukeBroadcast@reddit

Sometimes fireworks, mostly Rice Krispies

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ChaoticForkingGood@reddit

My joints are shit. I've already got an arthritic condition called ankylosing spondylitis, and then there's just random crap like how I slept so funny on my right shoulder a few days ago that I can't lift things without a lot of "OW, FUCK."

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gooch_norris_@reddit

Every morning I get out of bed it sounds like I’m pouring milk on a bowl of cracklin’ oat bran

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Little_Red_Sloth@reddit

Snap crackle pop? lol 🤣

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giraffemoo@reddit

I'm more of a crackling fireplace but yeah there's some snapping and popping

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jamesjgriffin@reddit

My god. I can barely move. Shoulders spine, hips, feet...

Hands... Arthritis is an absolute monster.

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H-A-R-B-i-N-G-E-R@reddit

Just woke up with really bad back pain. Couldn’t tell you why.

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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

I dunno. I did Jiu-Jitsu and MMA in my 20s and certain joints have snapped, crackled and popped ever since.

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Bastard1066@reddit

My knees and hips are golden. I've started doing split squats and I think it's helped with my flexibility and joint muscles. Now my wrists and hands, I'm an 80 year old woman.

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Albuwhatwhat@reddit

Still totally healthy. Had some small issues but worked through them with light exercise and strengthening. No long term issues yet. Fingers crossed.

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Pinepark@reddit

Going for a follow up to the MRI. They think it’s a torn meniscus.

Broke my right femur last October after doing demo work from the hurricanes in Florida.

Then add in perimenopause which is actively trying to destroy all other things…

Great. I’m doing great.

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BlackestHerring@reddit

I tore my meniscus. How’d I do that? I simply stood up from sitting. It went snap crackle pop! Then I needed a cortisone shot

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TraditionalMood277@reddit

You know the sound of a near rusted shut metal door being pried open for the first time in a century? Yeah, that, but every time I get up.

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MrIrvington@reddit

Snap crackle pop

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rjcpl@reddit

My ankles have always snap crackle popped. So loudly that walking down hallways at work people turn around to look.

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BananaHamPanther@reddit

Me too! And knees. Even in high school they were loud. I hate walking next to people on a staircase because I know they can hear me.

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481126@reddit

I developed arthritis as a child so now with 30+ years of RA damage I have the joints of an 80 year old. :P I still keep active and am still walking without a mobility aid and I will do it as long as it's safe to do so.

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Deedeelite@reddit

My husband used to skate when he was a kid and used to fall on the same knee. Now, 35 years later, his knee looks like hills and valleys. Like it might sprout rhino horns at any minute. And it cracks and grinds. I don't know how he even walks on that thing.

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Moustashe@reddit

Rice Krispies. I had spinal fusion a year-ish ago. Fused four vertebrae.

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midnight-dour@reddit

I’m thinking Rice Krispies would be an improvement.