Seniors? or Anyone who would like to answer.
2007-12-31 15:33:50 · 11 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Yes, I'm 51 and have done it for about 40 years. There is no harm in it; I looked it up on WebMD some years ago. You are only bursting a gas pocket in your knuckles. My ring size was and has always been what it is now (since I stopped growing, that is). Actually it has been touted as a way to keep arthritis at bay because you are flexing the fingers frequently. I live in a family plagued by it, but have never had the first twinge of it.
2008-01-01 03:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by rocksister 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all the time. There is a medical study by one of the big medical schools (maybe Harvard) that says that cracking your joints is a way of stretching them. That this process is similar to yoga in that it stretches the joint keeping you from getting arthritis sooner than others would.
2008-01-01 00:38:44 · answer #2 · answered by j 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just one finger on my left hand that seems to get stuck if I do not loosen it up .
2007-12-31 23:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I used to - all the time - now the arthritis has gotten so bad that I am lucky to bend my fingers, much less crack them.
My mother used to always say if I kept popping my knuckles, I would get arthritis and I never believed her. Still not sure if that's what caused it, but do know that my knuckles hurt
2007-12-31 23:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by bassetfreak 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've bruised them up pretty badly a few times, but never cracked or broken them.
2007-12-31 23:50:36 · answer #5 · answered by Jack P 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No way...that will make your knuckles big.
Thats boy stuff...
2007-12-31 23:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mustbe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My knuckles, no. My neck and back waaayyy too much.
2007-12-31 23:42:16 · answer #7 · answered by Cap'n Rita 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ouch! No!
Added: My poor, brittle knuckles would truly crack!
2007-12-31 23:37:15 · answer #8 · answered by Cheryl P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not since I was a teen.
2008-01-01 16:56:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did when I was a teen.
2008-01-01 03:49:04 · answer #10 · answered by Eve 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋