Comments on: My elbow makes noise. What?

Question: My elbow makes noise. What?

tksh — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:36:09 -0800

What to do if your elbow makes popping noises when you do push ups?

I tried a quick set tonight after a few months of not having done any and I can hear and feel a minor popping noise in my elbow when go down. It doesn't hurt but it sounds like if a joint had snapped into place all of a sudden.

Has anyone else experienced this?

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:39:20 -0800

Could be a tendon snapping over the joint. Try changing the position of your hands and see if it makes a difference.

By: boomchicka

boomchicka — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:45:07 -0800

This might go away on its own as you get back into a usual pattern. I'm an, ahem, on-again-off-again exerciser, and when I start up again, I sometimes have odd sound or click, but it always goes away within the first week or so.

By: cachondeo45

cachondeo45 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:50:21 -0800

My elbows have always clicked like that when I do push-ups, but my left elbow will often click just for no particular reason at all after straightening it. I've often wondered what it is, and I hope I don't get bursitis or some crazy arthritis when I get older. My elbows have done that for years, and I haven't had a problem yet.

By: wilful

wilful — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:59:42 -0800

My joints make noises all the time. My physio shrugs his shoulders and says not to worry.

By: porpoise

porpoise — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:16:46 -0800

It happens sometimes. Does it cause you pain afterwards?

Shape of the growth of your cartilage.

By: tiburon

tiburon — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:21:28 -0800

Can you link to a video of your form?

By: gb77

gb77 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:09:18 -0800

I had the same problem, plus tendonitus, that made pushups painful. Bought a pair of these -- www.perfectpushup.com -- and both problems pretty much went away. Might be helpful to you, too. Good luck.

G

By: tksh

tksh — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:56:25 -0800

No pain whatsoever but I guess it could very well be my form. Thanks for the reassurances and suggestions!

By: tksh

tksh — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:57:55 -0800

(That it to say, I'll keep at it and also use my camera to make sure I'm in proper form.)

By: spacesbetween

spacesbetween — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:18:22 -0800

I get this too sometimes and I believe it was due to wrong form. I adjust sometimes it goes away and other times it doesn't