My knuckles are always hurting (a little).I always feel like I need to "pop" them. Is this bad for them?
2007-01-18 00:51:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Although people claim that popping your knuckles can cause arthritis, it's not true. All it does is release the access fluids that's trapped between the joints, and that's more than likely whats causing the pain. But none the less you don't want to pop them to often (like every hour), otherwise you'll cause to much friction on the joints. So when your knuckles are bothering you go ahead and pop them.
2007-01-18 01:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by Beautiful_nightmare 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with popping your knuckles. You won't get arthritis. Your knuckles won't get bigger. Everything you hear like that is usually an old-wives tale.
I pop my knuckles at least 2-3 times an HOUR. I have for as long as I can remember (at least 18 years). No ill effects yet! :)
2007-01-18 09:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by Morning Glory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not bad - it is just an old wife's tale that popping your knuckles will give you arthritis. Some physio therapists actually say it's good for your joints to do it every now and then. Whether that's true or not I don't know, but it is definitely not harm full.
2007-01-18 09:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by c_lotty2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOur knuckles hurt....good thing I'm the freak cuz I have class
2007-01-18 14:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do that A LOT too.
It's bad for you because they thicken your knuckes...
After a while you can see the changes of your hand..!
Your finger gets thicker!!
They do something to your joints...
2007-01-18 08:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it is...i'm 53, and have popped them all my life since i was a kid. ruined the cartilage in them...see my answer re:osteo bi-flex...
2007-01-18 09:09:49 · answer #6 · answered by superdave 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~I think you'll end up getting arthritis earlier. You get it in your joints, so bad.~
2007-01-18 08:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad...it releases the fluid from your joints.
2007-01-18 08:55:10 · answer #8 · answered by bunnicula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋