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Yes, a lot Yes, a little No difference at all No, it is actually a little slower No, it is a lot worse Have not been around long enough to compare Results Polls Votes 73  Forum FAQ  •  Search  •  Memberlist  •  Usergroups   •  Register  •  Profile  •  Log in to check your private messages  •  Log in Jointcrackers Forum Index » Introductions » So I'm not 'crackers' afterall - I'm not alone    Goto page 1, 2  Next  So I'm not 'crackers' afterall - I'm not alone « View previous topic :: View next topic »  Author Message Benny Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:42 am    Post subject: So I'm not 'crackers' afterall - I'm not alone Jointcracker Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Ontario, Canada Hi All - Nice to see others who have the need to crack the joints. My story is that I am just over 51 years old and most of my joints have cracked all of my adult life - many on their own without much pressure. Since about 5 years ago, the joints in my fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, clavical, neck and jaw have been painfull and have been weakening and I have had to crack them to relieve pain and lack of mobility. In the meantime, I have had an acromioplasty performed on my right shoulder last November when a spur was removeed and tears were mended, but since then, there is a problrem with it and due to pain and weakness, I had to stop physiotherary. My surgeon recently took another MRI of it and stated that the results were inconclusive and "let's wait a month and see what happens" . I suggested that this MRI also cover my whole upper body to determine if all the joint and tendon interaction is causing problem but of course they know better. I am getting frustrated because no physician knows anything about my problem or is willing to look at the big pictuure. There has been a slow growing bump on my upper right sternum that they explain as probably chondritis. The only way I can make my right arm work is when I wake, I have to crack the index and ring finger by pulling them outward, then this will let me crack the rght elbow, I can then crack my neck by jerking it quickly to the left and then I can slowly raise my rght arm up above my shoulder to crack the clavicle joints. I will then have better movement and less pain in that arm. I then need to crack my left arm joints and I can start the day. I know I'm rambling and I apologize however, I don't crack for fun but to relieve pain and give more range of movement. BTW - I also developed bi-lateral carpal tunnel syndrome. I feel all these problems are a result of a joint or tendon/muscle disorder. I am lossing muscle tone and strength in my arms and am quite concerned. If there are any threads that are related to my problems, please let me know. Otherwise, I am a fun guy and I'm glad I found this group. Regards, Benny Back to top Blaze Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:03 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Sounds like you have many a problem which doctors are ignorant of - this procedure that you have to through to move your arm sounds awful and what worsens the situation is that if their was someone similar to you, but was scared of cracking - then there would be trouble. Since this thread was posted a while - maybe you would like to updat jointcrackers? _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top Benny Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 12:36 pm    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Ontario, Canada Hi Blaze - thanks for the reply - to update : 1. I'm still on the right side of the grass. 2. Right shoulder has settled down but still need to crack neck and jaw and now left shoulder displays same symptoms the right did when I needed the acromioplasty - SO - I guess it's back to the doctor for a diagnosis and ultrasound and eventual MRI. It feels like my joints are pulling themselves apart and the need to crack is as I stated previously - necessary for acceptable movement and pain relief. This is a pain (sic) in the ass - no cracking there yet - lol - because I am a young retiree - 52 - and I am quite active with sailing and golf and construction projects around the house etc. I am now starting to ride a motorcycle so i don't want this arm problem to impede my pursuit of the fun things I like to do. Maybe I need a good SWEDISH massage - you would know about those ! Take care - maybe some medical professional has an idea what is happening to me. Regards, Benny Back to top Blaze Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:52 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden At least you are getting better. And p.s. i don't live in Sweden, i wouldn't mind though. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 2:45 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly sweden is supposed to be quite a nice country or so i'm told... Back to top Blaze Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 2:52 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Yes it is for numerous reasons. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:45 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly benny - i hope you get better Back to top Benny Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:57 am    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Ontario, Canada Thanks Bod8 - it's not life threatening - just life minimizing when pain etc impedes my enjoyment of activities. My biggest irritation is that our medical professionals are oblivious to the joint cracking problems and their interconnection with the musculo-skelatal problems and their inability to investigate the root causes and develop a 'big picture' diagnosis and prognosis for the problem. Hopefully you younger persons with cracking problems won't develop these kinds of problems later in life. Good luck with your cracking. Regards, Benny _________________ " I yam what I yam and thas all that I yam" Popeye Back to top Benny Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:02 am    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Ontario, Canada BTW - Blaze - your signature says you're leaving on June 4th - going away for a vacation or are you leaving this site? Have a good trip if it's a holiday and hope you're not leaving the site permanently, you've done a lot of posting in the last year or so. Regards, Benny _________________ " I yam what I yam and thas all that I yam" Popeye Back to top Blaze Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:05 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Yeh i had joined then didn't come on here for ages otherwise my average per day would be 10+. I am thinking about leaving. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:49 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly i don't know if i could ever leave this forum - every time i click i think of it lol... well, not every time Back to top MasterCracker Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:37 am    Post subject: Elite Jointcracker Joined: Feb 16, 2008 Posts: 297 Location: Cali Blaze it doesn't surprise me u know your average posts per day Benny your story is unique with age comes more problems w the body and more muscle pain it's part of the contract of living 50 years BUT still your story is interesting Does Swedish massage bring you relief? Have you ever heard of MFT- Myo Fascial Therapies? Or MFR- MyoFacial Relase The MFR can release adhesions, reduce pain, and seriously improve ROM Thai massage is also Great but may not be what you need? MFT , (which includes MFR) also has joint mobilization stretches , and PNF stretches ( proprioceptive nerumuscular facilitation) stretches that can help with pain and lack of motion. Checking into it can't hurt BUT if I'm hearing you correct, the joint cracking isn't the problem. It's actually helping you regain ROM each day? Back to top Blaze Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:56 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Not off by heart. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:03 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly MasterCracker wrote: Blaze it doesn't surprise me u know your average posts per day Benny your story is unique with age comes more problems w the body and more muscle pain it's part of the contract of living 50 years BUT still your story is interesting Does Swedish massage bring you relief? Have you ever heard of MFT- Myo Fascial Therapies? Or MFR- MyoFacial Relase The MFR can release adhesions, reduce pain, and seriously improve ROM Thai massage is also Great but may not be what you need? MFT , (which includes MFR) also has joint mobilization stretches , and PNF stretches ( proprioceptive nerumuscular facilitation) stretches that can help with pain and lack of motion. Checking into it can't hurt BUT if I'm hearing you correct, the joint cracking isn't the problem. It's actually helping you regain ROM each day? looks like some good advice there MC, as usual Back to top Benny Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:19 am    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Ontario, Canada MasterCracker - thanks for your reply - I don't know how old you are but if you are my age or there abouts then you would know the difference between age related stiffness and soreness and the problems I am experiencing. Yes I get those too and thanks for the suggested treatments but your last sentence is a re-iteration of what I have previously posted and my wish for this site was to hopefully find either an explanation or others who may be experiencing the same problems and have found a solution. I have been to neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, chiropractors, therapists of all types - physio only - not psychological - lol - hmmm maybe that's next! - have had ultrasounds, extensive bloodwork and other investigative chemistry and Xrays and MRI's and the upshot is that they all say there is something wrong and it's affecting my muscles and joints, they just don't know what could be causing the problem. I have even stopped drinking diet soft drinks due to reported connections with formaldehyde and joint problems. I take a 100mg dose of voltarin daily which is a strong anti-inflammatory to subdue the pain but this will probably eventually cause stomach and liver problems. In any event, thank you all for your concern and interest in my condition. As I stated, it's not life threatening but life minimizing. I am considering having that total body medical imaging and work-up done - at about $2500.00 it would be well worth it to find out what the problem is. 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