Dr Chris van Tullekan questions that piece of perennial parental advice: don’t crack your knuckles or you’ll get arthritis! One researcher, Dr Donald Unger, actually cracked the knuckles of ...
The myth that cracking your knuckles is bad for you can be finally put to bed, after a study involving 40 volunteers showed that no short term damage was caused by clicking your fingers.
An curved arrow pointing right. What's actually going on inside your joints when you crack your knuckles? Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science What's actually going on inside your joints ...
Scientists have turned their attention to investigating that most annoying of human habits - the sound made when you crack your knuckles. The characteristic pop can be explained by three ...
Knuckle cracking, a common habit, involves the formation of an air bubble in the synovial fluid of finger joints. While the exact cause of the cracking sound remains unclear, studies have not ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Your parents said it was bad for you, and you kept on doing it. Guess what? You were right! Here's what's really going on. More from Science Your parents said it ...
The sound comes from gas bubbles in your joint fluid collapsing, not bone grinding. A study from NIH confirms it's harmless in short-term cases unless excessive stress is applied.
It’s for this reason that you can’t purposely crack joints like your knuckles over and over again within a short period. When these gas bubbles pop they dissolve into a liquid form ...