Can you get arthiritis by craking your nuckles?
2007-01-18 08:11:49 · 8 answers · asked by cc 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
yeah but that only increases your risk.
2007-01-18 08:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by krazy_alzan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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.
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.
2007-01-18 16:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on how you crack your knuckles. There's those who pull theirs fingers and those who roll them... either cracking is caused by the sound of a gas bubble bursting but the rolling method of knuckle cracking can lead to arithitis because it's causing the ends of your bones to rub against each other. It's the method of knuckle cracking that can cause arithitis not the cracking itself.
2007-01-18 17:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by smurf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of such but while your asking question you are unsure of why don't you inject that energy in searching for the ans on line.
2007-01-18 16:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a common myth that you will get arthritis by cracking your knuckles. When you crack the joint, the sound you hear is gas escaping. You can crack away without fear of doing any damage. CRACK AWAY!!!!
2007-01-18 16:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. As a matter of fact it reduces your chances of getting arthritis because it get rid of the nitrogen that collects in your joints which can make you stiff when you get older.
2007-01-18 16:21:26 · answer #6 · answered by timz_baby 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Old wives tale
2007-01-18 16:18:54 · answer #7 · answered by Pirate Hooker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
2007-01-18 16:18:08 · answer #8 · answered by mario_fan81 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋