Posts made by bhe

Jonas, your thoughtful reply is very much appreciated and I think you are most likely on to something. :idea: It is true, I tend to be a Type A personality with lots of daily stress built up in my body and not much of that stress released at night. I indeed agree with you that a warm bath at night may help our little problem before bedtime so I pose to you a trial run of the "Warm Bath Theory" and let's live the results.
Being a full believer in science methodology and an advocate for statistical rationalization, I will put our cozy theory to test. Who wouldn't want to get all comfy and warm before bed? I think the only way to be methodical is to trial a few nights as normal, noting (in your sleepy head) the amount of discomfort and cracking needed before rest can be achieved. Then try the same with the "WaBaT" (as all good scientific theories are abbreviated cleverly to sound like animals having nothing to do with the study) and see if there are any real results. Maybe it is possible to even get our minds to have a Pavlovian response to a warm bath if indeed this plan is a success. From there we may be able to channel our good thoughts of warm baths into everyday/night life and find that happy little place of rainbows and gumdrops in order to calm us down and de-stress ourselves in any situation and relieve our tired joints of their relentless cracking!
I'm sarcastic but I'm still an optimist! –-who is with me??

Does anyone go to a chiropractor to subdue or help with their cracking obsessions?? Has it helped? Is it worth all the fuss? Any good stories??

what kinds of injuries are you interested in using as a comparison?

I've had tendonitis in my hand once ouch but i've never broken a bone there.

What do I want to hear?….hummmmm...that is a good question. My problem is not forcing my frustration out on others, my problems is being able to talk about it with others. Helpful suggestions, a touch of empathy, and possibly a medical explanation as to why this bothers more people other than myself. So to answer your question (or rather your statement) shallowhal on what I want to hear...well, I just don't know...that is why I am here.

I know (or at least hope) that your intentions are good, but while no one seems to be able to fix my problems at the moment, talking about them and knowing others have similar issues is a secure step in the right direction.

So then I pose the question back to you... what do YOU want to hear or know due to the fact that you took time to join this site? Maybe your questions will assist me in mine.

respectfully and in good faith best of luck to you too.

Thank you Jonas. I am a musician too- classical though- and funny enough, I started cracking my shoulder during rehearsals years ago! It is difficult to sit in one place for any extended amount of time. It is difficult to remain still for many "please remain still" moments. The cuddling at night is sometimes do-able and other times totally non do-able. I think we would be awful at getting MRIs or any other extended "please try and remain still" scans (as I am an avid House Md watcher, thus the lingo). :lol:

I know what you mean about being frustrated with playing your music and having this issue too. How unprofessional to sit on stage, black/white formals and all, cracking your ankles between pieces. Although I play clarinet and not lead guitar and I am allowed some breaks to replenish myself, I feel you on your frustrations. At least I'm not trying to become a professional musican anymore, but now working at a desk…long hours in one place... and, well, that can be very irritating too (for multiple reasons).

(Selfishly- but with no real ill-intent) It is nice to know that someone out there may be going through similar problems. Thank you for sharing!!

I joined this group to possibly find some answers, or at least some support from others like myself. I seem to know no one who has as much discomfort as myself or who even feels like this is a potential problem to their health and wellbeing. My joints snap even if I don't try and crack them. I feel like a slave to them…I'm just looking for answers/help.

it's not about what I want to hear…it's not about making me happy. I would like to know why I'm in such discomfort and if there's anything I can do to help myself. Accupuncture? Herbs? Baths at night are not always convenient for a working girl who barely gets enough time to cook dinner after the day is done. I also have issues of tendonitis in many of my joints where i crack (especially in my sholder, where I had a very painful run of tendonitis in my rotator cuff a few months back). I guess I wanted some medical prevention or concern rather than having to deal with the after-effects. For someone in their mid-20's this is too, much too early. My sarcasm only comes from people who claim to know more about you than you know about yourself. To me, I am not comfortable and not right in my own body...to her (and maybe to you), I'm just a complaining girl with a disgusting habit.

My cracking started when I was in concert rehearsal. Hours of sitting in a chair and playing music- something happened one night that frightened me. Out of no where my sholder cracked while I was turning a page of music. It felt very funny and tingly. When I found out I could do it again and again…I did it again and again. Then came the toes and knuckles and ankles and back...

ps that was 11 years ago.

I am a new member of this online forum but an old pro with jointcracking. Unfortunately, my incessant cracking has left me and my partner with a few frustratingly restless nights. When I get in a position that lacks complete freedom of movement (ie. cuddling at night), I get my urges to crack all my nastly little obsessive joints. I am frustrated at best, so today I took full advantage of my appointment with my new Primary Care Physician.
I tried to explain my issues, which I know are the same issues we all have; urges to crack in any circumstance, a feeling of built up pressure, sleeplessness, uncomfortable positions, out dark little pleasures from the perfect (and usually loud) crack, etc. All she told me was that I'm "not doing myself any good." Apparently we are just rubbing cartilege over cartilege and for some reason that is not a good thing. Her answer to my request for help was to take a bath before I go to sleep everynight…or (worse) to take Aleve EVERYNIGHT to avoid discomfort. I don't think I got on her good side at our first meeting when I said that I would absolutely not take a pill every darn night just for this. She then told me the most useless suggestion that everyone who doesn't have this Obsessive Cracking Disorder tells me, "Well, then just don't crack when you get the urge".

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Thanks doc. This is totally worth my copayment.

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