2006-06-13 12:30:15 · 10 answers · asked by bassmanOKC 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
You may not get arthritis by "cracking your knuckes", but you are slowly precipitating damage to the joints by putting unnecessary pressure and stress on them. Which further down the line, combined with hereditary factors, etc. may make you more susceptible to other joint problems such as arthritis as the joints age.
2006-06-13 12:36:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No this is an urban myth that as busted by Myth Busters Television show. There is no link to Arthritis by cracking your knuckles. The only discomfort with come with lessening the cartilidge in your knuckles, but will not cause Arthritis.
2006-06-13 12:33:04 · answer #2 · answered by paul p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ANSWER: False. Depending on your point of view, knuckle-popping sounds disgusting or cool. There is no evidence that cracking your knuckles inflames the joints and leads to arthritis. The cracking causes the bones to pull apart, forming a gas bubble and breaking the adhesive seal in the joint. Crack! About a quarter of the people in the U.S. crack their knuckles and might begin to lose their grip a little. Constant cracking can weaken the fingers.
2006-06-13 12:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by Sher1054 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so...arthritis is sometimes hereditary and sometimes develops as a result of injury. The "cracking" you hear is just fluid moving around in your knuckles.
2006-06-13 12:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by Wannabeadoc06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, in fact, recent studies have shown that cracking your knuckles can help PREVENT arthritis in your fingers. So crack away!
2006-06-13 12:34:02 · answer #5 · answered by NannyMcPhee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you will not that is an old wise tale, cracking your knuckles is only air between the cartlidge
2006-06-13 12:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by tasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but i crack my knuckles like constantly and my fingers got a little crooked.
2006-06-13 12:40:40 · answer #7 · answered by Shelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope its a myth
2006-06-13 12:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, urban legend.
2006-06-13 12:31:28 · answer #9 · answered by Doctor2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JUST A MYTH...
2006-06-13 12:37:14 · answer #10 · answered by jack jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋