Overtime 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Why do it if it causes arthritis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pat 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Can't say I've seen that question on any forum yet. But yes, an odd habit people have, I wonder that too.Here's an insight for ya...Cracking knuckles does not cause arthritis. We get asked that alot at work. It's a myth. It's just fluid in the bursa sac's slapping the inner walls of the bursa. I am a sports injury therapist in Red Deer. Oddly enough people ask that question alot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewhunz 3 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Not quite. In some instances, knuckle cracking can actually be GOOD for your knuckles.Knuckle Cracking Myths Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Probably the 2nd most annoying sound next to someone snapping gum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geeno_56 1 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 I don't know maybe because it feels good? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 45 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Once you start you feel like you have to crack em now and again, otherwise it feels like your knuckles jam or lock up slightly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3803 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 It is true about limited hand strength...I have none at all...it hurts for me to repair skates and all that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisGass9909 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 I don't know maybe because it feels good? yea it does Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fury of One 6 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Probably the 2nd most annoying sound next to someone snapping gum. Or the person that constantly sniffles for no reason, or maybe there is a rewason? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagles39 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 I do it and they are right it does feel like your knuckles lock up or stiffen up if you dont do it. I have gotten better though, I only do it when I wake up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MNdgame 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 Once you do it you cant stop, it becomes a habit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted February 2, 2006 I crack my knuckles like crazy. It does feel good. Don't know why I started doing it though.I crack all over the place. My ankles...if I shift my weight on my left leg, my knee goes "pop"...freaks people out at work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thejackal 46 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 I can crack: my knuckles, wrists, back, neck, knee, ankles :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisGass9909 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 any one notice how hard it is to crack your thumb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thejackal 46 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 any one notice how hard it is to crack your thumb "crack"no Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Overtime 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 i find if the myoore u crack them the easier it is to crack them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougie8 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 I started because my friend did. I don't know why? But It does feel good for the first bit, then they stiffen up, and feels like you gotta do it again, but they wont go. I wish I could stop, I dont do it as much as I used to anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shorthanded67 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 Probably the 2nd most annoying sound next to someone snapping gum. Or the person that constantly sniffles for no reason, or maybe there is a rewason? That reason being that they might be a coke addict. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crutesie 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2006 Probably the 2nd most annoying sound next to someone snapping gum. Or the person that constantly sniffles for no reason, or maybe there is a rewason? That reason being that they might be a coke addict. Heavy Breathers is the worst! :o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fury of One 6 Report post Posted February 4, 2006 Probably the 2nd most annoying sound next to someone snapping gum. Or the person that constantly sniffles for no reason, or maybe there is a rewason? That reason being that they might be a coke addict. You got it. I swear though, there's this one guy at work that does it like all day, and I sit like across the office. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quintin 16 Report post Posted February 4, 2006 I just do it to annoy people sometimes :-P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pldhockey4 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2006 its just a bad habit of mine, i cant help it. when i read this post, it instantly made me crack my fingers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moloko Plus 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2006 Once you start you feel like you have to crack em now and again, otherwise it feels like your knuckles jam or lock up slightly. Yeah, i know what you mean, i get that kind of 'locked up' feeling in my finger joints as well. I also used to have some cartilage problem in one of my knees. Then i got it in the other as well. I don't get it any more but now i get the locking feeling in my knees as well. I find if my knees are bent for more than a couple of minutes or so then when i straighten them they click. It does help relieve the locking though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruin88 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2006 ive jarred ,jammed ,cracked ,sprained pretty much all my fingers playign baskeytball ,hockey ,skateboarding and being an idiot so now they all crack. it feals kinda good ,but i play guitar so i probably shouldnt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShaneyB 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2006 any one notice how hard it is to crack your thumb thats the easiest for me :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
