A University of Alberta study finally settles the decades-long debate about what happens when you crack your knuckles. The study published on April 15 in PLOS ONE used MRI video to determine what ...

Whether you love it or hate it, cracking knuckles is a common habit we've likely all done at some point. It's one of life's simple pleasures for some people, who crave the satisfying "pop" and ...

From fingers and toes to necks and knees, everyone knows a “cracker.” Up to 45% of people do it. And most habitual joint poppers have heard rumors their habit may cause arthritis. But are those rumors ...

Your knuckle-cracking habit might be an annoyance to those around you, but popping the joints in your fingers will not harm your health. The widespread notion that cracking your knuckles causes ...

The popping sound habitual knuckle crackers make may be annoying — or even alarming — but are they actually harming themselves? The research is somewhat limited but generally concludes that ...

An MRI image of the same hand before knuckle cracking (left) and after (right), showing the void (dark spot) in the joint fluid that forms when the knuckles are cracked. An MRI image of the same hand ...

New York: Next time when your kid asks you to "pull his finger," also tell him the secret behind the distinctive popping sounds that are heard while cracking knuckles. Settling a decades-long debate ...

You might expect that a simple phenomenon like joint-cracking would be well understood. But there isn't actually a consensus as to why knuckles and backs and the like pop when bent in a certain way or ...

Obsessive knuckle-crackers are probably familiar with the old warning: keep up the noisy habit, and you'll get arthritis someday. If you're like most, though, the thought of aching joints hasn't ...

I have a routine for when I get home from work: Crack each toe, then my ankles, both knees, pelvic bone (a particularly good one), twist-crack my lower back, both shoulders, my wrists, then each and ...