What causes baby's bones to crack?

Many people sit or stand for long periods of time, which naturally leads to some bone problems. However, newborn babies have not yet fully accepted the long-term wear and tear of walking and joints, and begin to experience joint cracking. This is normal and sometimes it is just caused by friction between joints.

What causes bone cracking?

When you stand up and walk after sitting for a long time, your bones will make noises. This is a phenomenon that many white-collar workers experience. At the same time, you can often hear someone making a "creaking" sound when exercising, such as a sound in the knee joints when squatting, a slight "creaking" sound in the hip joints when walking, a sound in the cervical spine when turning the neck, and a sound in the fingers when clenching the fingers... People usually call these sounds "snapping".

When the joints move, friction and sound will always occur between the articular surfaces, between the cartilage pads and the articular surfaces, between the tendons and the joint capsules, etc. In most people, this sound is not obvious, but in some people it is clearer. Especially for those who sit for a long time, less lubricating fluid is produced between the joints, which increases the friction loss of the joints and makes it more likely to hear the popping sound.

Experts emphasize: Generally, joint popping can be divided into physiological and pathological types. Most joint popping is physiological, and while making the sound it will not cause discomfort in other parts of the body. It does not cause much harm to the body, does not require special treatment, and there is no need to worry about it. However, some people experience discomfort such as soreness, swelling, etc. when their joints pop, which may indicate that there is a problem with the joints. Common clinical diseases include meniscus injury and patellofemoral osteoarthritis. This pathological clicking is more common in the knee, ankle, hip and shoulder joints.

Whether joint crackling is a hidden health problem has a lot to do with age. Generally speaking, joint cracking in young people is mainly due to physiological reasons, unless there is trauma; but once it occurs in older people, it is more important to consider whether there are local lesions, such as ligament strain, bone spurs, etc. In this case, you should go to a regular hospital for examination as soon as possible, find out the real cause, and actively carry out symptomatic medication, local physical therapy or other physical therapy, otherwise it will cause serious consequences. For example, if meniscus injury is not treated in time, it will aggravate the wear and tear on the cartilage. Cartilage damage is irreversible, which will cause inconvenience to the patient's walking and even lead to lifelong regrets.

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