Does Cracking Your Knuckles Really Give You Arthritis?

“How this common misconception got started is not clear, but I suspect the commonality of osteoarthritis in the hands as we age and the commonality of knuckle-cracking, along with the distinct noise thus created, were all factors,” Hylland says. “Given the annoying nature of the sound, I suspect parents were quick to use these observations to halt the behaviour and, eventually, repetition through time solidified its justification.”

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