Is Cracking Your Knuckles Bad For You?

Is Cracking Your Knuckles Bad For You?

Facts:
-up to 45% of people crack their knuckles. 
-As you crack your knuckles your joint capsule and ligaments stretch and create the popping sound. 
-Multiple studies have shown no causal link between arthritis and cracking knuckles. 
-Aggressive joint cracking can however injure the ligaments around a joint.

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Jonathan Oheb

Jonathan Oheb, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with extensive training and years of experience in hand and upper extremity surgery, as well as general orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma. Contact Dr.Oheb