As many as 54% of people crack their knuckles – often several times a day – whether out of habit, boredom, stress relief or ...

Many believe cracking knuckles weakens grip. However, scientific studies show this habit does not reduce grip strength.

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 ...

Hearing “snap, crackle, pop!” with no visible sign of the Rice Krispie trio can only mean one thing: snapping joints—likely knuckle cracking, to be more specific. Whether or not the sensation happens ...

“That popping sound from knuckle cracking is usually gas bubbles in the joint fluid collapsing as pressure changes—not your ...

If you're a kid, chances are you either crack your knuckles or know someone who cracks theirs. You might have been told (by annoyed parents, perhaps?) that you'll develop arthritis if you keep up such ...

The myth that cracking your knuckles is bad for you can be finally put to bed, after a study involving 40 volunteers showed that no short term damage was caused by clicking your fingers. Researchers ...

Whether you love it or hate it, cracking knuckles is a common habit we've likely all done at some point. It's one of life's simple pleasures for some people, who crave the satisfying "pop" and ...

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 are many beliefs about this common behavior, ...

Each joint contains a lubricating substance known as synovial fluid. When you stretch or expand the space inside a joint, the pressure within that joint drops. The sharp pop of a knuckle crack can be ...

The loud noise produced when you crack your knuckles is due to the rapid formation of a gas-filled cavity within the synovial fluid that lubricates your joints. When you pull or stretch your fingers, ...