Despite the widespread myth, habitual knuckle cracking will not cause arthritis. Nor will it make your knuckles bigger.

Hearing “snap, crackle, pop!” with no visible sign of the Rice Krispie trio can only mean one thing: snapping joints—likely knuckle cracking, to be more specific. Whether or not the sensation happens ...

Cracking the knuckles is a very common behaviour in people. Some people do it out of nervousness, while some enjoy the sensation. For some people, cracking their knuckles may provide them relief from ...

Every now and then I crack my knuckles and sometimes my other joints creak and pop too. I'm not even that old, really! Should I be concerned? Are my noisy joints bad? Cracking sounds on your joints ...

UC Davis Health System research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago helps resolve two persistent questions about knuckle cracking: What causes ...

“Doesn’t that hurt?” “It will give you arthritis!” “That’s the most bone-chilling sound in the world.” Sure, I’ve gone through sober periods where I’ve put my habit on hold. But mostly, cracking my ...

Some peoples' bodies play a percussive symphony of cracking and creaking, thanks to the large orchestra of noise-making human joints. But what's behind all that music? It comes from the pop of gas ...

I’m an advanced knuckle-cracker. Starting with the fingers, sometime around fifth grade, I’ve risen to expert ankle cracker and supreme cracker of the toes. There’s nothing like a 10-toe crack in the ...

There are many reasons people crack or pop their knuckles. Some do it as a nervous tic, others do it because of restlessness, still others do it to relieve pressure and stiffness and then some, ...

From fingers and toes to necks and knees, everyone knows a “cracker.” Up to 45% of people do it. And most habitual joint poppers have heard rumors their habit may cause arthritis. But are those rumors ...