Hi, the issue is with both my knees. basically my knees have really loud crepitus and they ‘pop’ a lot. However, I can make them pop in multiple directions. To start off with I can feel the joint get really tight and the range of motion decreases, I know at that point I need to ‘pop’ my knee to release the pressure. 1) With my hand I press and hold my knee cap towards my thigh, then flex and extend my lower leg several times. each time I flex and extend I can feel the pressure building just below the knee cap and eventually a really loud ‘pop’ occurs and the pressure/tightness is released. This does not hurt, if anything it does the opposite. If I dont ‘pop’ the joint It gets increasingly uncomfortable. 2) Now this is the concerning one in my opinion. I stand up straight with both feet on the floor, I put most of my weight on one of my legs, the opposite leg which is still stood on the floor I move towards my standing leg. Im essentially dragging one foot towards the other. At this point Its almost like my knee is slightly bending on the inside ‘medial’ side. I can move it back and forth, I again feel the pressure building and then a loud ‘pop’ occurs. the ‘pop’ is on the medial ‘inner’ side of my knee. Have you ever known this medial ‘inner’ knee movement and ‘popping’? I know this isn’t normal as I have spoken to friends and family who have never heard of this before. I just want to talk someone who has had the same symptoms or treated someone with these symptoms. thank you.
You need to see an orthopedic surgeon, preferably one from a sports ortho group. Aside from the imaging they will do, just an examination will reveal a lot. When the doc moves your knee/leg in different directions and twists it, they can rule out certain anatomical anomalies while revealing the most probable cause of your problem. I would recommend seeing a good doc ASAP to get a definitive diagnosis as you might have more than one issue causing your situation.