Many of us have heard that cracking your knuckles is bad for you, and can even increase your chances of developing arthritis ...

It might make you cringe, or it might bring you sweet, satisfying relief. Cracking your knuckles is one of those oddly divisive habits. Some people do it absentmindedly, while others can't stand ...

How often have we been told not to crack our knuckles? The belief that cracking knuckles leads to arthritis is deeply embedded in popular culture. This notion has been perpetuated through ...

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 ...

You might have been chided or even scolded for cracking your knuckles and been told it’ll lead to arthritis. Today, let’s explore the real reason behind our noisy joints and whether there’s ...

Previous research had suggested that the collapse of the bubbles can generate the cracking noise, but others argued that pressure changes produce the sound, Barakat tells The Guardian. Images of ...