Cracking Yo Fingas

Caleb48kb · Post by **Caleb48kb** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:20 pm

I crack my fingers alot. I dont even know how much because its habitual. does it limit ones stretching/playing ability. anyone else crack em?

Twostep13 · Post by **Twostep13** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:37 pm

ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis, but then again ive heard thats just and old wives tale...

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:35 pm

Whenever I crack my fingers it seems that they are stiffer and I cant play as fast. So i try not to crack my left hand too much.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:41 pm

Twostep13 wrote:ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis

My cousin is in his final year of residency specializing in joints and bones, and he swears this is a crock of shit.

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:13 am

Twostep13 wrote:ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis, but then again ive heard thats just and old wives tale...

it is a wives tale, a friend of the family is a doctor, i asked him, he said it didnt cause any damage, all it is is built up air pockets in the knuckles and cracking just breaks up those air pockets.

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:46 am

wkpggrvn2001 wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis, but then again ive heard thats just and old wives tale...
it is a wives tale, a friend of the family is a doctor, i asked him, he said it didnt cause any damage, all it is is built up air pockets in the knuckles and cracking just breaks up those air pockets.

Well I dont know. Whenever I crack mine my knuckles get red. So obviously something is bad is happening. And I know that my fingers are stiffer whenever I crack them too. So whether it causes long term damage, I dont know, but short term definately.