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nredman · Nov 16, 2005, 02:40 PM

anyone ever had their chest crack? i was working today, went to lift something and my chest made a cracking soung - like if you would crack your back. for a few mintues it hurt to lift things but then it went away. and again i was just sitting here and i forced my shoulders back and it cracked again - there was no pain this time. can your chest crack like your back? or am i in need of a doctors visit???

wdlove · Nov 16, 2005, 02:45 PM

I would recommend having it checked to be safe.

nonhuman · Nov 16, 2005, 02:47 PM

I've had cracking sounds come from my chest before. Usually seems to be the sternum. Never was painful though. You should probably have it checked out just in case.

osiris · Nov 16, 2005, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

anyone ever had their chest crack? i was working today, went to lift something and my chest made a cracking soung - like if you would crack your back. for a few mintues it hurt to lift things but then it went away. and again i was just sitting here and i forced my shoulders back and it cracked again - there was no pain this time. can your chest crack like your back? or am i in need of a doctors visit???

This has happened to me a few times.
I wouldn't worry too much (unless of course your fingers are numb and you start exhaling blood - then run to an emergency room ASAP)

You might actually feel a bit looser after the crack.

RAILhead · Nov 16, 2005, 03:24 PM

I think you may be dead in a couple of hours. Sorry man.

turtle777 · Nov 16, 2005, 03:52 PM

Is that a hoax again, or for real ?

-t

nredman · Nov 16, 2005, 03:55 PM

well i looked online some more and i believe it is my sternum that is cracking. i seem to remember this has happened before but with no pain. i hurt my chest on sunday when i was working - doing alot of twisting with 20+ lbs of weight. its about time for my yearly physical so i will ask the doctor about it.

wdlove · Nov 16, 2005, 04:07 PM

I think that is very prudent, it's better to be safe than sorry. Just be sure to write down all that you want to ask your physician so that you don't forget anything.

MM-o4 · Nov 16, 2005, 04:21 PM

my chest cracks every now and then. Strange feeling but doesn't hurt at all. That is the part I would be concerned about.

MM

f1000 · Nov 16, 2005, 04:33 PM

I suggest that you stay away from spaghetti.

nredman · Nov 16, 2005, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by MM-o4

my chest cracks every now and then. Strange feeling but doesn't hurt at all. That is the part I would be concerned about.

MM

yeah it worries me too - and of course anytime i have anything remotely wrong with me i always think its the worst. maybe its this

Costochondritis. In this condition — also known as Tietze's syndrome — the cartilage of your rib cage, particularly the cartilage that joins your ribs to your breastbone, becomes inflamed. The pain from costochondritis (kos-toe-KHON-dri-tis) may occur suddenly and be intense, leading you to assume you're having a heart attack. Yet the location of the pain is different. Costochondritis causes your chest to hurt when you push on your sternum or on the ribs near your sternum. Heart attack pain is usually more widespread, and the chest wall usually isn't tender.

who knows - nice to know you all if i die

f1000 · Nov 16, 2005, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

well i looked online some more and i believe it is my sternum that is cracking. i seem to remember this has happened before but with no pain. i hurt my chest on sunday when i was working - doing alot of twisting with 20+ lbs of weight. its about time for my yearly physical so i will ask the doctor about it.

The cracking sensation might be coming from your spine. Your spinal column is quite deep in your body, and you may be misinterpreting a disk problem as a chest sensation.

SpaceMonkey · Nov 16, 2005, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by f1000

I suggest that you stay away from spaghetti.

Good luck getting your company's health insurance to cover that!

nredman · Nov 16, 2005, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by f1000

The cracking sensation might be coming from your spine. Your spinal column is quite deep in your body, and you may be misinterpreting a disk problem as a chest sensation.

huh, it feels like it is coming from my sternum...i would feel it in my chest though? weird

C.A.T.S. CEO · Nov 16, 2005, 04:52 PM

Go to WebMD.com-> http://www.webmd.com/

SpaceMonkey · Nov 16, 2005, 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

Go to WebMD.com-> http://www.webmd.com/

Using WebMD is like reading medical textbooks--it just turns you into a hypochondriac.

kmkkid · Nov 16, 2005, 05:08 PM

My chest cracks all the time, of course it's not so much my chest as my lung lining popping as I have pleurisy (inflammation of the lining of the lungs) due to being alergic to smoke, and still smoking.

Cody Dawg · Nov 16, 2005, 06:05 PM

I had something like that once. In fact, I think I have what you're talking about. My sternum hurt and hurt bad. I rolled over the wrong way while wrestling with my son and cracked a rib and my sternum. It made a weird sound for a while. What you're hearing or feeling is probably a rib - that's what they told me at the doctor's office the next day.

The best way to tell if it's your sternum is stand up straight, put your arms in front of you and place your palms together and push against your palms. This flexes the muscles in the area of the sternum and focuses the stress in the middle of your sternum. If it hurts and hurts bad, and deep, it's your sternum. That's how mine felt.

It went away after about two weeks. Just be careful, eat lots of dairy for calcium, and take it easy.

ShortcutToMoncton · Nov 16, 2005, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

Costochondritis. In this condition — also known as Tietze's syndrome — the cartilage of your rib cage, particularly the cartilage that joins your ribs to your breastbone, becomes inflamed. The pain from costochondritis (kos-toe-KHON-dri-tis) may occur suddenly and be intense, leading you to assume you're having a heart attack. Yet the location of the pain is different. Costochondritis causes your chest to hurt when you push on your sternum or on the ribs near your sternum. Heart attack pain is usually more widespread, and the chest wall usually isn't tender.

I have this, or something very near it. It's one of the reasons I don't work out as much as I'd like to. Last year I first felt it when I was on the fly machine, and I had it the entire year, even though I stopped working out completely for almost two months at one point (on advice from the doctor). I'd feel like I had a rib popped out in the front of my chest or something.

Not fun times. I've got a wonky left elbow due to some teenage rambunctiousness and as a result I can't bench more than 165, which is nowhere near my limit. My elbow just pops out and locks at 90 degrees. The first time I found out about it I had no spotter either, so that was a hoot.

greg

nredman · Nov 16, 2005, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

I had something like that once. In fact, I think I have what you're talking about. My sternum hurt and hurt bad. I rolled over the wrong way while wrestling with my son and cracked a rib and my sternum. It made a weird sound for a while. What you're hearing or feeling is probably a rib - that's what they told me at the doctor's office the next day.

The best way to tell if it's your sternum is stand up straight, put your arms in front of you and place your palms together and push against your palms. This flexes the muscles in the area of the sternum and focuses the stress in the middle of your sternum. If it hurts and hurts bad, and deep, it's your sternum. That's how mine felt.

It went away after about two weeks. Just be careful, eat lots of dairy for calcium, and take it easy.

didn't hurt when i tried that cody - i will watch it and talk to my doctor about it when i go in for a physical in a few weeks.