Both of my knee caps pop and click with motion yet only one hurts. What is going on?
A. This is common. Patients may have patellar pain symptoms with or without clicking or popping. We see some patients who come in for an evaluation who are very concerned about the clicking and popping and dont even know that they have the same amount on the opposite knee. It this situation physical therapy and the standard conservative program of strengthening, ice, anti-inflammatory medications, activity modification and activity modification (if warranted) should take care of the problem.
