'YoU'lL gEt ArThRiTiS!!' - Is 'Cracking' Your Knuckles Dangerous?

There’s an old understanding that cracking your knuckles leads to painful arthritis later in life.

This is really bad news, if you are one of the estimated 3.6 billion people who regularly crack their knuckles.

At least it would be, if there were any truth to it?

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Referenced Studies:

Boutin RD, Netto AP, Nakamura D, et al. "Knuckle Cracking": Can Blinded Observers Detect Changes with Physical Examination and Sonography?. Clin Orthop

deWeber K, Olszewski M, Ortolano R. Knuckle Cracking and Hand Osteoarthritis. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2011;24(2):169-174.

Yildizgören MT, Ekiz T, Nizamogullari S, et al. Effects of habitual knuckle cracking on metacarpal cartilage thickness and grip strength. Hand Surg Rehabil.

Rizvi A, Loukas M, Oskouian RJ, Tubbs RS. Let's get a hand on this: Review of the clinical anatomy of “knuckle cracking”. Clinical Anatomy. 2018;31:942-945.

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