Can popping your fingers too much lead to arthritis?

Question

I pop my fingers a lot. I've tried so hard not to, but sometimes I just do it without thinking.

Answer 1

i just heard about that on a morning t.v. news show. a doctor said that if you pop your fingers you will not get arthritis. it's just air being displaced from the joint. and he went on to say, actually that it might be considered beneficial to the joint as it causes the fluids lubricating the joint to flow, etc.
hope that helps.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No. "Popping" your fingers is placing pressure on the bubbles of gas that cushion your joints. They rejuvinate easily. The thought that it leads to arthritis is a wives tale.

Answer 4

I believe that it's an old wives tale. The popping sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is really air trapped in the joint (which is why it feels better when you do it) But, I know plenty of people who do it who are old and don't have arthritis.

Answer 5

i do that too. the sound you hear is tiny bubbles in the fluid between the finger joints bursting from pressure. arthritis is pretty much an autoimmune disease having an immune system cause, so the answer is no