Just curious.
2007-03-28 19:58:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
It's a myth, and old wives tail. It does not cause arthritis. Some people think that it can cause swelling in the hand, but no reputable study has been conducted that supports that conclusion.
2007-03-28 20:01:01 · answer #1 · answered by danny_boy_jones 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its soo not true!!! I have been doing it for longer than Ive been a massage therapist...14 yrs. My toes crack, my wrists crack, my knees crack, even my back!!! No weirdness has occured. Besides, the synovial fluid in your joints only swells up and makes the joints bigger if and only if you have some sort of infection. But that almost rarely ever, ever happens.
2007-03-29 03:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by Alexandra~Helios 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to medical journals & experts...poping your knuckles is just releasing air in the joints and it doesn't make your hands bigger.
2007-03-29 09:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if u pop ur knuckles on purpose ya ur hands are gonna swell up
2007-03-29 12:48:41 · answer #4 · answered by eazybreezy103 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! Not at all true!
My chiropractor said, "crack 'em all ya want! Your parents used to tell you that to get you to stop doing it because the sound was annoying to them... that's all!"
2007-03-29 03:04:46 · answer #5 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your hands won't get any bigger! my grandma used to tell me that! lol
2007-03-30 22:33:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ambah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's just an old wives' tale.
2007-03-29 03:03:31 · answer #7 · answered by Tialiarhetta 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a joke
not true
2007-03-29 04:26:24 · answer #8 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you get arthritis
2007-04-01 10:35:45 · answer #9 · answered by Emette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋