how do you crack the upper parts of your fingers?

Question

some people crack three parts of each finger. how?

Answer 1

I can't crack the last nuckle closest to the fingernail, but I can crack the next 3 down...yep, I said 3...the last one is deep inside the wrist. I don't know how or why, but I can do it.

Answer 2

the tips of my fingers get stiff and in need of a good adjustment, i call it. my husband insists if i stop for long enough the stiffness will go away. i disagree...
well, i take the finger and grip the joint with my thumg and forefinger of the other hand and bend from side to side, not up and down. sometimes i have to bend it a few times, sometimes i need to find a better grip, sometimes i just bend the joint from side to side against the palm of the opposite hand. it all depends on what works....

Answer 3

I'd advise against it. When you do that, you are gradually extending the space between your joints (cavitation) and straining the connective tissues. Over time, it will gradually hurt *and* restrict your flexibility. There's no real NEED for it, so cut it out, heh.

If you stretch and it occurs naturally, that's cool, but think of it in terms of the damage you are building up over time and don't seek it out as a habit. Here are two links that will make the situation clearer. Now ya know!

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/homework/s95607.htm

http://health.howstuffworks.com/question437.htm

Answer 4

well you kind of pull and push at the same time and you get different levels of cracking in your fingers

Answer 5

Don't start its a VERY bad habbit and hard to quit my husband hates when I do it...

Answer 6

i have no idea....well wait my friend used to twist the tips of her fingers and they would crack but other than that idk..

Answer 7

BEND THEM SIDEWAYS JUST THE TIPS I DO IT ALL THE TIME