when my fingers feel stiff,i have the bad habbit of cracking them....and after that,they loosen up,but sometimes hurt a little....and i've heard many contradictory answers...so...does cracking them make you feel bad/is it bad for your health?
2007-02-18 05:47:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Cracking knuckles has NEVER been associated with causing arthritis. This concept is as wrong as saying weight lifting makes you short, or playing basketball makes you tall.
The "popping" of the knuckles results from forcing joint fluid to
very rapidly pass from one side of the joint to the other, where the
"sides" are partitioned off by the main bones of the joint. Let me
rephrase that: a joint is an area where two or more separate and distinct bones meet. The joint fluid provides a cushioning between the joints so that they don't grate into each other. Cracking your knuckles forces the joint fluid from one part of the joint to another, and the popping sound is just the result of the high pressured rushing of fluid.
Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by the loss of joint fluid from the joint, but it results from damage to the linings of the joint itself. It's tempting to claim that the high pressure flushing of fluid during a knuckle "crack" can cause damage to the lining, but there simply is no evidence to that effect. It was probably made up by some very sensitive individuals who hate the "pop".
2007-02-18 05:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Golden Smile 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a big thick fat rubber band and put it on your wrist. every time you go to crack your knuckles snap yourself with it. You will be stopping in no time as the brain will start to associate this with pain. A lot of people have this habit and never stop..it causes no harm to your fingers but I hate hearing that popping noise when people do it! Good Luck
2016-05-24 02:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PLEASE DON'T CRACK YOUR FINGERS
yes it is bad this came from a doctor every time you crack your fingers you are braking the lining in between your knuckle's and when you get older you fingers will start getting larger and you will get arthritis but PLEASE talk to a doctor about it he will tell you the same reason
2007-02-18 05:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by darlene l 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oviously!!!! you are poping you air in your knuckles!!! if you keep doing it your fingers will become all bent and you mite get artheritis
2007-02-18 05:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋