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W8R1 - clicking ankle ?

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I got to w8r1 yesterday...back to where I was before my injury 2 months ago...so I'm a bit nervous on the extra running time. I will err on the side of caution, and leave two days for recovery...and might even go on the treadmill for my next run (though I really do prefer outdoors).

What I am noticing is when I run, my right ankle clicks. It's like a metronome setting my pace πŸ˜‚ ...it doesn't hurt, it's not my injured ankle, and it isn't a new sound to me. My ankles started clicking on stairs when I was a teenager. My parents knew when I went to bed! Does anyone else have clicking joints??

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That’s a strange one, maybe worth having it checked out πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

I used to have the odd click on my knee but not always. Hasn't done it in a while though.

Happy clicking! πŸ˜€ πŸ‘

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i’m 27 and I honestly feel like a marionette in a cocktail shaker. my right ankle clicks all the time, my left one joins when I run occasionally, and both my knees click quite often, I have a chronic click in my shoulders too when I move them and in some parts from what feels like my muscles - so adding a feeling of bubble wrap occasionally ;p

I used to get very worried but I’ve gotten kind of used to it. They are slightly more injury prone so I pay attention, but when they’re not hurting I choose to not focus too much on it :))

I saw this and realised I’ve not ever seen this type of past anywhere on here so I had to butt in and share my experiences, fellow clicker :))

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FitterFor40Graduateβ€’ in reply tometamorphfreebird

Thanks!! Glad to hear I'm not alone....we could start a percussion band by running together πŸ˜†

Sometimes it can be air in your joints, bubbles in them burst and cause the clicking noise..

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Yes, thats actually what my doctor told me and mum when she brought me to the clinic about it when I was a teenager!! Little gas explosions in my joint...wild! πŸ˜†

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It's crazy πŸ˜œπŸ˜‚

Ps, there is a thing on here called "people near me" check it out it seems we live in the same area..

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FitterFor40Graduateβ€’ in reply to

Ahhh!!!! Scarey!!! If you hear someone clicking on a run it could be me 😱

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I'll run faster then πŸ˜‚πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈπŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

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metamorphfreebirdGraduateβ€’ in reply to

I’ve not heard this before! Is it dangerous or anything at all or just a benign phenomenon ?

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It's natural as far as I know.

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