Cracking Your Bones?
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Cracking Down on Knuckles
You've all heard the story that cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis. Maybe your mom can't stand that "popping" noise and that's why she tells you knuckle cracking will damage your finger joints. Kidzworld did some digging around to find out what makes that "popping" noise and if it causes arthritis. Here's what we found out.
The Real Deal on Cracking Your Kuckles
What's really happening when you "crack" your knuckles is that you are either pushing the joint back into or out of its normal position. Joints are the meeting points of two separate bones which are held together by connecting tissues and ligaments. A thick, clear lubricant (made mostly of carbon dioxide and some nitrogen) called synovial fluid is found between the bones. When you stretch or pull your finger to get that desired popping noise, you are causing the bones to pull apart. Pressure is reduced on the synovial fluid and bubbles form that quickly expand and then burst - which is why you get that noise.
Does Knuckle Cracking Lead to Arthritis?
Not everybody's joints crack. Some people have a larger separation between the bones and some people can't relax enough to allow the bones to separate. If you can crack and your mom tells you, you're going to get arthritis, she's just yanking your chain. There is no scientific evidence that cracking your knuckles leads to arthritis. However, it can't be good to repeatedly push a joint beyond its normal physical range. Besides that, it's annoying. Cracking your knuckles can cause a decrease in your grip but unless you're signing any multi-million dollar contracts as a pitcher, it's not worth giving up. But it's still annoying.
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dont do it!
very bad, will end up with arthritis. Why would you do this anyway, it is grosse and irritating to others.
I have not seen any evidence through research to suggest that cracking bones is bad for you. However, it can become addictive and habit forming.
I once heard a story of a rich Arab businessman who hired a man to follow him around all day and crack his neck every 20 minutes. That was the only way the Arab could get any relief from his neck pain.
My point is, you can become reliant upon cracking the joints to keep them mobile. I would only say it is bad if it causes you pain - then you must stop!
When you pop your joints like that, there is a fluid in between those joints called synovial fluid. Every time you pop them, you are causing the synovial fluid to seep out. Over time, you will have severe pain once all the fluid is gone. You'll have bone rubbing on bone, which is very painful.
unless there is pain with your popping or cracking most of the time there is no harm done. There are no studies saying this increases your chance of arthritis however it is the reason that you crack your bones that you should look at.
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there is no evidence of having arthritis by doing cracking bones.if you wanna do,you can,enjoy buddy.
Yes. It can contribute to arthritic like conditions later in life even though you don't feel it now. Also inflammation in the cartilage. chrondritis.
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