Your joints actually crack as a result of gas. A gas-filled cavity - known as tribonucleation - forms in the synovial fluid ...

Nearly all of us have experienced our joints ‘pop’ at some point in our lives. Whether it was from cracking our knuckles, getting adjusted by a chiropractor, or the inadvertent sound that sometimes ...

The 40 participants included 30 with a history of habitual knuckle cracking and 10 without. Some said they had never intentionally cracked their knuckles; others were habitual, cracking them up to 20 ...

For some people, it is a way to focus, while for others, it is simply a nervous reflex that feels right. Yet it is also one of those habits that quickly draws stares and warnings from friends or ...

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 ...

Joints often crack due to harmless gas bubbles in fluid or tendons moving over bones. While usually normal, persistent pain, ...

Moms who hate hearing kids crack their knuckles aren't going to like hearing this: Those threats that knuckle-cracking will cause arthritis just aren't true. Dr. Kevin deWeber, a sports and family ...

Good news: Scientists think they know what makes knuckles crack. How did we not know that already? It turns out the subject has actually been a topic of debate for more than half a century. In a study ...

REUTERS - 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 ...

If you're a kid, chances are you either crack your knuckles or know someone who cracks theirs. You might have been told (by annoyed parents, perhaps?) that you'll develop arthritis if you keep up such ...

Good morning. I'm Noel King with the answer to a mystery that has puzzled scientists and kids for years. When we crack our knuckles, why do they make that popping sound? A grad student in France, ...

In some households, cracking your knuckles is a declaration of war. Whether you’re in the camp that can’t stand the sound or the one that can’t see what the fuss is about, you might be surprised to ...