I have a dislocated knee cap. It pops all the time also. I am seeing a physical therapist at the request of the orthopedic surgeon I saw a few weeks ago. My knee cap also hurts after any light walking or activity. She has given me exercises to do to strengthen my inner leg muscles. This may help your popping. She also told me that I don’t want my knees to pop, so avoid making the pop if at all possible. The popping is harder on your knee caps and will cause more pain. You may want to go see a specialist. Icy/Hot, wrapping, and using a brace also help me.
I have a question that relates to this. I want to start hot yoga in hopes of helping my knees heal and also because I just have always wanted to. I would have to avoid the poses that bend my knee all the way. Should I wait, or can I take classes and not do all the poses? Will I still benefit from the class?