How Harmful Is It to 'Pop' Your Knuckles?

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How Harmful Is It to "Pop" Your Knuckles?

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In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the anatomy of synovial joints and it relates to the audible sound known as joint "popping". He also discusses whether or not it's harmful for the joint.

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0:00 - 3:17 Let's take a look with the help of the lab's cadavers!
3:18 - 4:02 What exactly happens when you pop your knuckles? And what makes the joint popping sound?
4:03 - 6:46 Is it bad to pop your knuckles?
6:47 - 8:05 Final Thoughts!
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[justin]

When I was young my mother wanteed to make me do a 2000 word essay on why popping joints was bad because she got so annoyed by me doing it. I ended up doing a mountain of research and looking for every possible article I could and 90 percent of them said that if there is any sort of joint damage that it's almost inconclusive. There were several that actually showed that popping joints was beneficial to preventing arthritis. Then when I did my article and provided all my research my mother got super mad at me for not listening to what she said and grounded me for a month

[hieuphungminh]

To summarize, popping your knuckles isn't bad. But the way you do it might be bad for other reasons.

[JakeStuder]

*Sees thumbnail*
*Pops knuckles*
“Alright, let’s see what this video’s about.”

[janholman]

My dad taught my sisters and I how to crack our knuckles from the time when we were toddlers. Were told by others about impending arthritis. Now I'm 71 years old and still no arthritis in our fingers! 😜

[verditerthistle]

glad you’re clearing up some misinformation, I already have arthritis and hyper-mobility genetically, regardless if I crack my knuckles or joints lol. I like that you mentioned that the *way* you crack or pop joints is important, i’d love to see a video explaining that even more :)

[mgx]

I can pop/crack virtually every joint ever since I was in my mid teens. It just started happening for no apparent reason. Fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, back, hips, knees, ankles, big toes. Sometimes if I don't pop, a joint feels stuck. Doctors told me not to worry. And a few decades later I'm still fine. 🙂

[marcusrauch]

Now I’m wondering what that uncomfortable sensation is that makes us pop our joints and what causes it and how the popping eliviates that.

[MariaBareiss]

I'm a massage therapist, and I get asked this question all the time. This video is satisfying for its clarity and research. I love the point about cavitation! Thank you! ❤

[violentcatharsis]

I find this so interesting. I'm an engineer that mostly works on pumps, and I deal with cavitation damage quite a bit. I can see why the initial assumption was that (1) the sound was caused by the bubble collapse and (2) that it was damaging - because that's exactly what happens in my world. The implosion of the bubble is energetic enough to damage the surface nearby the collapse. It makes so much more sense when you showed the MRI photo. If the bubble pops slowly enough, like dissipating over time, there's no cavitation damage. In a pump obviously the bubble implodes much faster. The properties of the synovial fluid are probably the key here. I'm also a joint popper myself so... This is somewhat good to hear I guess!!

[Mannyphaantom]

Can you make a video on why it feels good or relieving to crack/pop your joints? It would be awesome and informative! Thank you! Great content as always!

[chuckster]

Having a human body myself, I enjoy learning about it.
I have abused mine, yet it still continues to serve me.
I have broken several of the bones.
I have allowed the sun to damage some of the skin covering my body.
I have accidently cut, abraded, torn, burned and even froze parts of the skin.
I even poked hundreds of tiny holes, then filled them with ink to form a tattoo on my skin.
I poked holes in my earlobes to insert bits of metals.
For many years I intentionally filled my lungs with smoke from cigarettes, cigars and a pipe thinking I was enjoying it.
I have poured harmful chemicals, liquids and solids into this body in the name of pleasure.
I have pushed this body to it's limits, then pushed it even a bit more.
For seventy five years so far, it has put up with the tortures as well as enjoyed some of the pleasures of life. and it continues to function.
But, like everything else on the planet does, this body has begun to show signs of wear and aging.
I know someday, some of the parts will give up and no longer function and life will cease.
Until that time, I will do what i can to maintain, nourish and enjoy this amazing thing called the human body.

[karbee]

Ah! What a relief knowing this won't damage unlike we always had heard it. In fact I never stopped popping knuckles even when I knew (which is now a myth after watching this video). But I want to put a bad experience here to be safe when you do it. Hope to learn from you guys about such an experience. First thing, I have been popping knuckles since my childhood whether it be hands or feet. It's just a habit and I can't help stop doing it and I figure everyone here will know why. Never it caused any issue but once I was sitting and took the thumb of my right-foot in hand, pulled it and bent it down like I always did. This time it didn't pop while I was feeling it should. I just used more force and it was like I have broken the nerve with an instant pain from the middle top to the thumb where I pulled. Sooner after the instant pain, that area just went in numbness mode. I would feel this numbness when I press the skin on middle top and move towards the thumb. Thankfully it didn't damage anything else or any kind of function of the thumb or the foot. I could do all movements without any issue but that numb tissue never went away. May be it's still there or I am used to it after several years but I can now still pop that thumb that after damage I couldn't for months. Lesson learnt, never pull it beyond. If it didn't pop, leave it try later. But never pull it to extreme. It's not only the joint, there is a lot other things around the joint that can get damaged.

[sakis]

Thank you very much for this. My son has some form of ADHD and his new obsession is popping his fingers. We try to stop him from doing it but now thanks to your video I think it’s a fight not worth fighting. Thank you again.

[princesqiejnolva]

"is that bad for you? The short answer is actually NO-" *starts popping every single knuckle aggressively *

[DV-xfyf]

One of the things that I really appreciate about your videos is that you put the advertisement at the end. I find your videos quite enlightening and I hate when the adds are in the middle. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[gregmgm]

I've always wondered about this, thanks for the explanation! I'd love to see a video about back popping/ cracking.

[RobWhittlestone]

I'm 68 and have been doing this for the last 53 years AT LEAST. I have no discernable problems after cracking my knuckles all that time. My kneecaps crack when I stand up, my elbows crack when I straighten my arm, my neck alsô cracked especially when I was younger.

[coconutthecockatiel]

Ahh thank you!! I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome so my joints popping is an hourly occurrence that I can't avoid. I'd really appreciate some videos going more in depth on the nuances so I can safely pop things without causing myself any further complications

[ronjon]

Hi, I’m in the process of watching the IofHA’s video on how caffeine affects the body, but thought I would jump on a newer video immediately the hopes my special request might be seen.

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[ejaokay]

I think your theory on position to pop joints is true. Personally, I would pop my knees when I was younger (about 15 or so), my left knee would pop if I just quickly locked my knees, but I had to twist my right knee to pop it. My right knee now feels "lose" sometimes. I have to consciously flex my leg muscles so it doesn't feel that way when I mswingong my leg forward when walking. I'm sure I stretched something that wasn't supposed to be stretched when I did that.