Despite the widespread myth, habitual knuckle cracking will not cause arthritis. Nor will it make your knuckles bigger.

Hearing “snap, crackle, pop!” with no visible sign of the Rice Krispie trio can only mean one thing: snapping joints—likely knuckle cracking, to be more specific. Whether or not the sensation happens ...

Since our schooldays, we’ve been told that purposefully cracking your knuckles will lead to arthritis later in life and that we shouldn’t be doing it often or, at best, at-all. However, while it is ...

Knuckles or metacarpophalangeal joints are small joints in hands that connect fingers to hand. These are commonly cracked or ...

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 ...

Have you heard the old wives’ tale that knuckle cracking will enlarge your knuckles? What about the one that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis? There are many beliefs about this common behavior, ...

Have you heard the old wives’ tale that knuckle cracking will enlarge your knuckles? What about the one that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis? There are many beliefs about this common behavior, ...

Arthritis is one of the most common chronic health conditions, affecting over 53 million adults in the U.S. alone. And it’s not one single disease. According to the Arthritis Foundation, this broad ...