“Knee pain?”

You need to go and see an orthopedic surgeon and get an MRI to make sure you don't have a meniscal tear.

You might go see your chiropractor or an orthopedic dr and have x-rays taken to evaluate the knee joint. In my humble opinion, a surgeon's job is to possibly do surgery, so I would start with a conservative evaluation first.

Have your parents take you to the doctor.

Pain in the knee after a week should be evaluated by a trained sports chiropractor or orthopedist to check for injury. A pop sound can be multiple things, but it’s too hard to guess without a proper workup.

Vishal K. Verma, DC CCSP

One question is what were you doing when it popped? Were you running, participating in a sport, take a misstep such as off a curb or step in a hole and twisted the knee? There are three things that could have happened. Knee joint or knee cap dislocation, a tear in the cartilage (meniscus) or a strain and/or tear to a ligament. A doctor of chiropractic can treat it if it is a simple dislocation. He/she can also determine if there is something else going on and refer you to the appropriate specialist. In the meantime apply ice packs for 15 minutes several times a day to reduce swelling and inflammation. Also, soak in warm water with Epsom salt until the water cools. Do not apply a heating pad because this will induce swelling.

Yours in health,

Doc J