If you’ve ever popped or cracked your joints — by accident or on purpose — you’re not alone. There’s even a medical name for that crackling, clicking or popping sound your bones make: crepitus.

If you've ever heard your knees pop when you stand up or noticed a cracking sound in your back as you stretch, you’re not alone. These sounds, medically known as crepitus, are common and usually ...

Knee clicking, or crepitus, is often harmless, caused by air bubbles or tendon movement. However, persistent clicking with pain, swelling, or instability signals underlying issues like meniscus tears ...

Your body has millions of parts working together every second of every day. In this series, Dr. Jen Caudle, a board-certified family medicine physician and an associate professor at Rowan University ...