For some people, it is a way to focus, while for others, it is simply a nervous reflex that feels right. Yet it is also one of those habits that quickly draws stares and warnings from friends or ...

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 ...

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 ...

Neurologist Dr. Priyanka Sherawat clarifies that knuckle cracking involves the harmless bursting of gas bubbles in joint fluid, not bone damage. Extensive studies and expert opinion confirm this habit ...

If you’ve ever cracked your knuckles and thought you shouldn’t have done that, you’re not alone. Yair Ben-Dor has more. Have you heard the old wives’ tale that knuckle cracking will enlarge your ...

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, ...