Knuckle Popping

[Mzor203]

Yes - I do it. I like the sound, I think it's cool, and it automatically pop my knuckles when I'm nervous. My toes get popped a lot too.

People have told me that can give you arthritis, but other people have told me it doesn't...

Does anyone really know if it has any ill side effects?

[Hauptmann Kauffman]

Apparently, It does not cause any ill side effects like Arthritis! http://www.naturalnews.com/012850.html

[MoveAlong]

Apparently, It does not cause any ill side effects like Arthritis! http://www.naturalnews.com/012850.html

That's true, it doesn't
I was going to look that up sometime but never got around to it so thanks for asking the question :P

"Knuckle popping = arthiritis" is a myth

[Hauptmann Kauffman]

yay! I was always a little worried about that :P

[MoveAlong]

Although, some articles and websites claim that knuckle cracking and other joint cracking may cause soft tissue damage, but they really don't make a big deal about it. It looks like there's nothing to be worried about.
Some people (and me) crack their knuckles and joints because they are already feeling pain in their joints
I don't do it as a habit except when I do things that involve my hands anyway!

[Mzor203]

Lol, that's a relief, as I am like addicted to cracking my knuckles lol. Thanks guys.

[IfPiratesCouldFly]

Oh thank god. I do it all the time, and i play guitar so my biggest fear is like having effed up fingers.

[scassie]

There's worse sounds like "pull my finger" lol

[Mzor203]

Well I play violin (As well as a little guitar), and violin's harder for the reason of no frets and I've been doin' fine with it so probably nothing will ever happen that makes playin guitar harder.

[Malcolm Tucker]

As far as I know when you 'pop' your knuckles you are popping a tiny air pocket that was trapped in the specific joint you wish to pop. No side affects.

[Techno Monster]

RELIEF!!! omg i do it a lot to.

[Aηdy]

I'm glad it is a myth, I pop my fingers and ties and knees all the time lol.

[Mzor203]

Wow! It's a lot more common than I thought!
Actually, it's not air pockets in your joints, it's that there is synopial fluid in your joints, and when you push your finger the space where the synopial fluid is stored becomes larger, and this creates lower air pressure, which causes bubbles to form which eventually pop.

[Antares]

Well I play an instrument and I used to do it alot but then it started bothering me so I stopped...and now I cant even do it that much anymore:(

[theOperaGhost]

I do it everytime I play the piano, which is a lot, and also when I type.

[japanman]

ROFL when ever i draw (wich is all the time XD) i pop mine aso im glad theres no side effects.:)

[Triple7]

One possible side effect is someone annoyed enough by your knuckle-cracking to crack his or her knuckles on your face. :P

[Mzor203]

My mom said something like that once. I asked my mom if anything bad happens when yoou crack your knuckles, and shes aid you could die. I was all like, "What? How?" And she said, "Someone could get so annoyed that they shoot you!"
Lol, she hates it.

[tma94]

Knuckle popping?

[MoveAlong]

Knuckle popping?

yes, knuckle popping.

[Maverick]

Knuckle popping?You might know it as cracking your knuckles.

[Whisper]

I've been doing it for yrs
sometimes they ache after but
i don't overly care to be honest..

[Close102]

i cant stand people cracking their knuckles

[japanman]

:)I've been doing it for yrs
sometimes they ache after but
i don't overly care to be honest..
I know lol same here

[Techno Monster]

sometimes i cant help it when ever i walk my ankle always pops

[Prince Jellyfish]

Trust me, knuckle popping is nothing compared to collar popping.
'Nuff said.

[Nihilus]

I don't know but I've done it for a while and my knuckles and hands are kinda in pain and stiff. so well i dunno lol