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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever popped or cracked your joints — by accident or on purpose — you’re not alone. There’s even a medical name for that crackling, clicking or popping sound your bones make: crepitus.

We have all done it—cracked our knuckles, twisted our neck, or popped a shoulder just for that oddly satisfying click. And chances are, someone nearby immediately gasped, “Stop that! You’ll get ...

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 ...

Fitness. Goodbye to pain, scientists discover a safe and non-addictive way to combat it Fitness. Is it possible to be 90 years old and in the best physical shape? The act of "cracking" or "popping" ...

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 ...

Some people like the sound of knuckle-cracking and others loathe it, but for years there has been disagreement among scientists about what actually causes it. Researchers said on Wednesday they have ...

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 ...