From popping your knuckles or is it an old wives tale???
2007-02-05 14:05:59 · 10 answers · asked by Prissy_kitty 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
The Real Deal on Cracking Your Kuckles
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.
Does Knuckle Cracking Lead to Arthritis?
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.
2007-02-05 14:11:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanette M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that's true. I have popped my knuckles for 30 years or more. I have arthritis but it's in my back; my knuckles are fine.
2007-02-05 22:10:22 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the doctors say it is an old wives tale, but my finger joints ache like mad when it gets cold, and I was a champion knuckle popper!
2007-02-05 22:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was told by a doctor that cracking knuckles doesn't cause arthritis.
2007-02-05 22:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I have been cracking my knuckles for many years and now have arthritis in my joints. I have to crack them now at times cause they cramp up. I went to the drs and he explained that by cracking my knuckles I rubbed the joints together, wearing down the cartligde that was between the joints
2007-02-05 22:12:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes you actually can get arthritis because when you pop your knuckles you weaken the bones which could lead to yes arthritis and other bone problems
2007-02-05 22:10:34 · answer #6 · answered by Bekah 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really don't think so. Anyway, you are worried about getting arthritis, just incorporate glucosamine in your diet, and you will be fine.
2007-02-05 22:09:32 · answer #7 · answered by pacifica_evolution2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...you mess up the joints
2007-02-05 22:13:25 · answer #8 · answered by Jeff 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
not true...total myth
2007-02-05 22:13:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
MYTH
2007-02-05 22:09:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋