about my left wrist...

[kenyk]

sorry i dont know if this is the right place to post this but...

for about a year now, every time when i rotate my left wrist in a certain way it kind of "grinds" and pops like popping knuckles. i feel no pain or anything from this.

however i am worried if this will hurt me in the long run and such.
im not getting arthritis am I?? (im 20 years old)

im just getting freaked out about the thought of not playing the electric bass anymore!

[JimmyM]

Might just be one of those weird bone cracking things that's harmless, but I would try to avoid rotating my wrist like that just the same.

[thepeopleperson]

How do you mean a certain way? Are you putting your wrist into some crazy right angles etc?

[Fergie Fulton]

You have what is called a Crepitus, a symptom characterized by a crackling or grating feeling or sound under the skin, around or in the joints. In soft tissues, crepitus is often due to gas, most often air, that has abnormally penetrated and infiltrated an area (for example, in the soft tissues beneath the skin).

In a joint, crepitus can indicate cartilage wear or a joint not sitting right in the joint space. Typically a Crepitus is a grinding noise coupled with a sensation in the affected joint. Sometimes it's small gas bubbles in joint fluid/soft tissue that cause the popping you hear. Crepitus can occur with or without pain.

Check it out with your doctor or an osteopathic profesional if you are worried. If it continues or pain becomes a factor definitely see a medical pro.

[Byzcat]

I get this sometimes when I'm doing wrist circles (I belly dance as well as play bass, and am working on combining the two). If it's just a "knuckle cracking" kind of a click, and it doesn't hurt, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you start to have pain, get thee to a position.

[fearceol]

Originally Posted by Byzcat

(I belly dance as well as play bass, and am working on combining the two).

That.... I would just love to see.. and hear !!