1 The top number is called the systolic blood pressure. 2  For most people, this reading is too high if it is 140 or higher. 3  The bottom number is called the diastolic blood pressure. 4  For most people, this reading is too high if it is 90 or higher.
What causes joints to make snapping, popping noises? Q: I am a 20-year-old in okay shape and health, but the joints in my upper and lower back and shoulders are always stiff and snap all the time. Are noisy joints the sign of some problem? A: Snapping and popping of joints is common. The sound you hear is caused by air bubbles in the synovial fluid â the liquid that surrounds and lubricates your joints â and by the snapping of tightly stretched ligaments as they slide off one bony surface onto another.
Tic List. The class of symptoms included in the Tic List table may not be exact. Some professionals admit to not being able to decide if certain movements are motor tics or compulsions. A tic such as Teeth Grinding is a movement and is therefore classed as a motor tic but the movement may also make a sound. If no sound is made this tic is a motor tic. If a sound is made this tic could be classified as a phonic tic. Finger Movement tics, which can involve hundreds of distinctive movement patterns, are normally classed as motor tics. However, if the movement causes a sound, such as finger snapping, this could be classified as a phonic tic.