Why Your Joints Click, Creak, and Crunch (and How to Fix It!)

Move Well, Stay Healthy

Joint pain, clicks, or crunches aren’t just random noise—research points to three culprits behind most of your creaky woes.

• Weak muscles

• Stiff fascia

• Shaky nerve signals

These can all turn your elbows, knees or hips grumpy.

First, muscle weakness—studies show strong muscles around joints act like shock absorbers, cutting down pain and wear.

Then, restricted myofascial mobility—that’s the web of tissue around your muscles—gets tight and limits how smooth you move, adding strain.

And last, poor nervous control means your brain’s not steering the ship right, so joints wobble or grind instead of gliding.

Fixing it’s not rocket science.

Strengthening those muscles with simple moves—like squats—to keeps joints steady.

Treating fascia with stretches or a tool like the Coregeous Ball loosens things up.

Motor control training—think balance drills—sharpens your nerve signals for better moves.

Together, they quiet the crunch and ease you into aging strong.

At Riverszen, we see these tricks smooth out joints every single day—no pills, just practical steps.

Try this: Stand up, right now and do five slow squats right—feel your joints get a little happier!

Keep moving and strengthening every day.

Move Well and Stay Healthy!