Cracking
your knuckles (or any of your joints) can have therapeutic benefits. When you
crack one of your joints you are pulling the bones that are connected at the
joint apart from each other. This process stimulates your tendons, relaxes your
muscles, and loosens your joints. Chiropractors do this for spinal joints when
your back is sore and stiff, but you can do this on your own for your knuckles,
toes, knees, neck, etc.
Unfortunately, there can be too much of a good thing. Cracking your knuckles will never lead to arthritis but scientists have discovered that it can cause tissue damage in the affected joints.
Unfortunately, there can be too much of a good thing. Cracking your knuckles will never lead to arthritis but scientists have discovered that it can cause tissue damage in the affected joints.
Knuckle-cracking pulls your
finger bones apart which stretches your ligaments. Too much stretching
of your ligaments will cause damage to your fingers akin to the arm injuries
sustained by a baseball pitcher who throws too many pitches. In
addition to making your hand really sore, this ligament damage can also result
in reduced grip strength.
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