Clicks and pops in and around shoulder anyone else ?

Posted by ronludington @ronludington, Dec 29, 2025

I read one post that mentioned clicks and pops and thought wow, I thought it was just me. Does anyone else get this ? It's usually on reaching or stretching to pick something up, tie my shoes ..... I told my rheumatologist and she is going to have me get some xrays. She thinks it may be osteoarthritis, but it doesn't feel like it's comming from the shoulder joint itself. Anyone else have this or know what it is ?

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remargulies | @remargulies | Jul 23 8:18am

I feel so validated hearing you say this! I never even mentioned the pops and clicks (cracking) to the doctor cause I thought it sounded nuts!!!

p00lman49 | @p00lman49 | 23 hours ago

Has anyone ever been diagnosed with CLL after being diagnosed with PMR? I have tapered off Prednisone after 3 years last December In February 26 I had lower back surgery to correct a previous lower back surgery. While going through PT in June I fell when my 2021 knee replacement buckled /failed and ruptured my quadricep. After knee revision surgery in early July I felt great and discovered I had been given large dose of prednisone during the 4 hour surgery. That great feeling wore off within a week and my lower rear end pain has returned with a vengeance and reminds me of the type pain(s) I had when battling PMR.
My underlying CLL may be the culprit, or it is a latent PMR flare or it’s a chronic lower back pain that the February surgery did not relieve.

Has anyone had CLL and been told it was a trigger for PMR type symptoms?