2006-07-13 03:47:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
The physical mechanism is unknown, but possibilities that have been suggested include:
1. cavitation within the joint – small cavities of partial vacuum form in the fluid then rapidly collapse, producing a sharp sound (hypothesis in a medical journal)
2. the sudden stretching of ligaments (hypothesis by one reader of that journal)
3. release of gas from the joints being adjusted (this applies to the popping that can occur in any joint such as during chiropractic manipulation)
4. adhesions being broken, which simply means that as two cartalidge surfaces are pressed together, they form adhesions, and when the joints are seperated this makes the popping or cracking sound.
2006-07-13 03:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by Icy U 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Air bubbles in your joints getting popped is what creates the sound.
2006-07-13 03:50:45 · answer #2 · answered by buddhasmash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gasses being released from between the joints.
Found a link if you want to read about it.
2006-07-13 03:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rice krispies - snap and crackle hang out in a different area
2006-07-13 03:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by worldstiti 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋