Cracking my knees kinda like how you crack your fingers?

Question

In the past i had a habit of cracking my knees. i went about doing this by keeping my leg straight and moving my knee from left to right till it i guess popped or something. it's hard to explain.

anyway i finally tried to stop recently and it's been going fairily good.

do you think it's bad that i used to crack it like that? would it disfigure my knees?

how do i know what a healthy knee looks like?

will it get in the way of my running?

thanks.

Answer 1

My knees used to crack like that when I was going through the growth spurt. A doctor assured us it was normal during that phase.

If I were you, Id still go to a rheumatologist or traumatologist about that, just to get it checked out.

Answer 2

i accually do that right now.

and i do it the same way.

im a dancer so i thought it was normal. but i went to the doctor and found it was really bad for me. i had to wear a brace and everything.

you should really get that checked.

hope i helped :]