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My everything cracks.
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Here's the deal my neck, toes, wrists, hips, fingers and even my spine on odd occasion all make a cracking noise. Sometimes I do it on purpose because it seems to make the joints looser, sometimes it happens on its own. The thing is I don't know what this is doing, obviously I've heard the old wives tales about it giving me arthritis later in life but frankly I've heard just as many people say its just gas escaping the joints and it wont do anything. What I'm looking for her is a definite answer, a solid verifiable fact: am I fucking my bones up?
If it is what can I do about it? The main reason I do it is because my fingers especially sometimes hurt until I do. Does this perhaps indicate another problem?
If it is what can I do about it? The main reason I do it is because my fingers especially sometimes hurt until I do. Does this perhaps indicate another problem?
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HOWEVER, I have seen a study that says joints you crack are more likely to be just plain weaker later in life. That said, that doesn't stop me from cracking mine, nor should it stop you, especially if it makes your joints feel better.
Most people get joint stiffness as they age. Stretching (which can be "cracking your knuckles") is the usual solution.
arthritis is real... you just dont get it from cracking your joints.
It's nothing to worry about unless you're trying to sneak up on someone.
Also, you haven't lived until you've popped your sternum. Ohhh yeah.
If it helps, I think that's what he was trying to convey.
Oh man, my girlfriend can do that first thing in the morning, apparently. I envy her. I did my shoulder blade this morning though and that felt quite good.
I'm also one of those people who pops/cracks everything in their bodies, and though my parents wince and warn me about arthritis when I'm home visiting, I haven't seen anything either to back up that claim.
So, Dr. Watanabe, I see our plans are nearly com-
*CRACKcrickCRACKLE*
"Uh, I'll just show myself out."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synovial_fluid
Ha there go my dreams of joining the SAS. :P
My mum always says I'm going to get arthritis whenever I go home and my girlfriend refuses to be convinced otherwise as well, too bad. The only thing that worries me is I'm only 21, I'm too young to sound like bubble wrap every time I stand up damn it!
The only study done on this was done by a guy who cracked one of his hands daily and the other he left alone for about ten of 15 years.
He found that his uncracked hand was marginally stronger. And that could have been for a variety of reasons.
Don't worry about.
Satans..... hints.....
Hehe... I guess I kind of worded that poorly. VT is correct. ><
i figured, felt like being a smart ass :P
That is some dedication right there.
I have tons of stuff that cracks too: toes, ankles, wrists, elbows occassionally, neck, shoulder blades, spine... Pretty much every joint does, but I haven't had any issues so far.
I laughed, way too loud.
So, on the subject...
I crack everything as well... but eventually it hurts... especially my back. If it's not bad for you, why does it cause pain occasionally?
Sternum is good too, Mine started doing that a while ago, and its good once its real tight.
Also fingers... pop them all the time. Though I think my thumb is damaged because I can crack it every few seconds if I so please. I'm pretty sure it's from all of the crazy button masher games I played for 15 hours a day when I was a kid. That GD NHL Blitz game did it, I can specifically remember when my thumb started doing it after a particularly intense session.
My only regret is... that I have... boneitis.
I am not a doctor, but I fake one on the internet.
Once I started cracking my knuckles every day, my joints began to swell, in a visibly noticeable fashion. I can no longer fit rings on my fingers.
Also, if you crack your neck very often, you are messing with the tendons and often making your neck muscles do more work, which means that the very problem you solve by cracking is only perpetuated.
This doesn't stop me from cracking my neck, loudly and often to the horror of those nearby, pretty much every hour. It feels really good.
But the widening of the joints is actually a medical problem of arthritis, gout, or other things.
For instance I've been cracking my knuckles since I was 8 and my knuckles are fine. My friend has the same problem you have and has trouble closing his hands now. That is to say, ow, that is painful.
That's basically what I said.
The thing is, people see arthritis, look to see what people have done, some crack their knuckles and correlate from there. And with one of the symptoms of arthritis being synovitis, well, they come to the conclusion that cracking knuckles makes joints swell. Which might be the symptom of a larger issue.