Should you stop cracking your knuckles?

ElijahLynn•35 minutes ago

This is good to read about, and nice that it has and research referenced.

It's interesting to know that it's gas collapsing. And nothing to do with the bone rubbing.

And it makes you wonder what chiropractors are actually doing when they're popping your back... It's probably not doing anything to help you with your pain. And it's probably not actually adjusting anything.

PaulDavisThe1st•7 minutes ago

I recommend reading up on the actual history of chiropractic ... I've seen articles that seem to make it clear that it was long con right from the start.

I acknowledge that this is not the only view on the history.

selectodude•19 minutes ago

If a chiropractor could adjust something by pushing on your bone, imagine what tripping and falling would do.

LeoPanthera•3 minutes ago

It's surprising that it's not common knowledge that "Chiropractic" is not medicine, nor a science, and the field is associated with vaccine misinformation and unproven supplements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic

eth0up•5 minutes ago

Bruce Lee cracked his knuckles a lot, and he died in his 30s. He was in great shape too.

But I think it's mostly just escaping gases.

Edit: ^ is my way of asking why this is on HN, which I never do, cause then someone could ask the same about me.

analog31•34 minutes ago

Not in my house. It's annoying.

anigbrowl•24 minutes ago

I have bad news for you about what happens your joints as you get older

abstractspoon•16 minutes ago

Betteridge says?

dgritsko•39 minutes ago

TL,DR: No, unless you're doing it so hard that you're straining your joints. But don't crack your neck.

ranger_danger•31 minutes ago

> don't crack your neck

The article makes a point to mention specifically that excessive/forceful neck cracking can be dangerous, but then switches to just "Cracking your own neck is not recommended"... but to me it sounds like they're referring more to the forceful kind, such as the manipulations on youtube they reference.

I suppose it's like asking people to stop using q-tips... they're probably not going to, and the amount of people accidentally injured from either seems to be quite low.

noman-land•36 minutes ago

Thanks.

Should you stop cracking your knuckles?

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