In some households, cracking your knuckles is a declaration of war. Whether you’re in the camp that can’t stand the sound or the one that can’t see what the fuss is about, you might be surprised to ...

A simulation reveals just what is making the satisfying ‘pop’ noise when you crack your knuckles. I mean, I have to say, the use of ‘satisfying’ here is certainly subjective, as for some of us, that ...

Ultrasound study shows that gas bubbles forming in joints create the distinctive sound of knuckle cracking UC Davis Health System research presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...

Next time when your kid asks you to ‘pull his finger,’ also tell him the secret behind the distinctive popping sounds that are heard while cracking knuckles. Settling a decades-long debate about what ...

Nearly all of us have experienced our joints ‘pop’ at some point in our lives. Whether it was from cracking our knuckles, getting adjusted by a chiropractor, or the inadvertent sound that sometimes ...

(Reuters) - Some people like the sound of knuckle-cracking and others loathe it, but for years there has been disagreement among scientists about what actually causes it. Researchers said on Wednesday ...

The reason why knuckles pop or crack when stretched is largely a mystery, but a recent study claims it's because of popping fluid bubbles. When these bubbles collapse or even partially collapse in a ...

Good morning. I'm Noel King with the answer to a mystery that has puzzled scientists and kids for years. When we crack our knuckles, why do they make that popping sound? A grad student in France, ...

THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Have you heard the old wives’ tale that knuckle cracking will enlarge your knuckles? What about the one that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis? There ...

If you’re a knuckle cracker, that familiar sound when you consciously pop your joints is like comfort food. You know it might not be so healthy for your hands or ankles, but it feels oh-so-good.

I don’t remember how old I was when I first heard someone say, “Don’t crack your knuckles! It’ll give you arthritis!” But I do know that ever since then, I’ve felt a weird pang of guilt any time I do ...

Mom always told you not to crack your knuckles. For starters, it's rude. Worse, she warned, you'd wind up with giant malformed fingers one day, and maybe arthritis, too. The problem is, there are so ...