Cracking knuckles? (1 Viewer)

[Sanical]

Is crucking knuckles actually bad for you? I keep doing it, at least 10-15 times a day. I heard it can lower grip strength and cause arthritis. What does everyone else think? Should I stop?

 

[OzKo]

Re: Cracking knucles?

No, it's fine.

Parents love to spread the myth that it causes arthritis because it's bugs the shit out of them.

 

[Sanical]

But I keep reading that constant cracking can be a problem? Like I crack a LOT. Also, It seems like many people agree that your grip strength decreases over time

 

[OzKo]

http://www.jabfm.org/content/24/2/169.full.pdf+html

 

[kaz1]

luv dat feel

 

[JINOUGA]

Cracking knuckles is wat badass muthafuckas do

And badass muthafuckas never go down with arthritis

 

[LoveHateSchool]

I never crack my knuckles.

But as I dancer, most of my other bones crack. Sometimes I make people jump hah.

 

[pony_magician]

the sound and sight of cracking knuckles disgusts me

can not stand

that said, does not cause arthritis

 

[Sanical]

http://www.jabfm.org/content/24/2/169.full.pdf+html

What about another study, "A recent study examined the hand radiographs of 215 people (aged 50 to 89) and compared the joints of those who regularly cracked their knuckles to those who did not. The study concluded that knuckle-cracking did not cause hand osteoarthritis, no matter how many years or how often a person cracked their knuckles. An earlier study also concluded that there was no increased preponderance of arthritis of the hand of chronic knuckle-crackers; however, habitual knuckle-crackers were more likely to have hand swelling and lowered grip strength."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1004074/?tool=pmcentrez

 

[emilyo]

The cracking you hear when you crack your knuckes is actually the popping of gas bubbles in the synovial fluid of the joint as the pressure changes in the joint. Cracking your knuckles will not cause athritis although if you do it frequently enough you can cause ligament laxity (over stretching of the ligaments).

 

[SoggyBiscuit]

why is this a thread is this even an issue?

 

[fishrushed]

i heard it doesnt give arthritis....
i crack knuckles to release pressure after playing guitar

 

[Sanical]

The cracking you hear when you crack your knuckes is actually the popping of gas bubbles in the synovial fluid of the joint as the pressure changes in the joint. Cracking your knuckles will not cause athritis although if you do it frequently enough you can cause ligament laxity (over stretching of the ligaments).

Yeah that's the part I'm worried about =/.

 

[madharris]

I do it all the time because i just have to do it now or my knuckles feel tight. I freak people out by pressing them against my face in order to crack them (i don't know why i do it... it probably looks really weird...)

 

[RDX]

Always do it!

 

[Galapagos]

I despise the habit, it irks me.

On another note, I don't even know how to crack my knuckles. It's happened to me but only accidentally.

*shudders*

 

[2xL]

I despise the habit, it irks me.

On another note, I don't even know how to crack my knuckles. It's happened to me but only accidentally.

*shudders*

Try. It's so easy for these people, why don't you have a go.

 

[Galapagos]

Try. It's so easy for these people, why don't you have a go.

Once I start I may never stop :/ I can do without this habit.