MOST of us don’t give our joints much thought – but our bodies have around 350 of them, and they’re pretty important. From the tiny ones in our toes to our shoulders, hips and knees, our ...

Studies don’t point to knuckle cracking causing arthritis. But osteoarthritis (arthritis from joint tissue breakdown) often happens in joints at the ends (distal) of your fingers. People most ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Your parents said it was bad for you, and you kept on doing it. Guess what? You were right! Here's what's really going on. More from Science Your parents said it ...

The sound is caused by the bursting or collapse of gas bubbles in the synovial fluid within the joints. But does this ...

Maybe you were scolded as a kid for cracking your knuckles, warned that your fingers would swell up or that arthritis was ...

Dr Chris van Tullekan questions that piece of perennial parental advice: don’t crack your knuckles or you’ll get arthritis! One researcher, Dr Donald Unger, actually cracked the knuckles of ...

Many of us have been told that cracking our back can lead to arthritis, but is there any truth to this? A doctor has shared ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. What's actually going on inside your joints when you crack your knuckles? Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science What's actually going on inside your joints ...