No. It Makes your knuckles swell up and never goes away. :\ So stop cracking your knuckles!!
I'm thinking the same thing...... I keep cracking my knuckles and i have realized that my flexibility in my fingers is going and i'm finding it hard to keep up with the faster riffs(not finding them hard but becoming tired more easy), my solo playing is also effected as i cant play scales at an even speed anymore. It seems worrying and i know you can lose habits, but for me if i don't crack my fingers then they become stiff and it feels a lot better when cracked, that is the main reason i do it.
Well, yes. It can loosen up your joints and make things easier to do.
Knuckles "crack" because gas builds up in the joint and is released when you apply pressure to it. So really cracking is not a correct term. Release of gas is.
Actually, I believe I had been told that the cracking sound you hear when you bend your fingers/knuckles in such a way, is actually the sound of bubbles of gas between your joints popping. This always seemed logical to me, because in biology you learn about the different types of gases and acids in the body that build up in certain areas due to movement or lack of movement. The sound you hear when cracking knuckles is the sound of gas being released in the joints as the presume on them is relieved.
Cracking your knuckles is just releasing the nitrogen in between your joints. Cracking your knuckles can cause you to crack them more often. Your knuckles may become larger from cracking them.
Tiny bubbles of gas, which is made of nitrgen and oxigen build up in the joints. It is these you hear popping to make the cracking sound.
I don't know much, but it's probably the joint from your leg to your toe. It does the same thing as knuckles except they 'crackle' automatically.
No, cracking your knuckles does not harm your bones. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is caused by gas bubbles in the synovial fluid within the joints being released. There is no proven link between knuckle cracking and arthritis or any other bone or joint problems.
as a very quick answer, no there is no evidence to suggest this and it is likely a tale mad up by mothers wanting to frighten their children into giving up an admittedly annoying habit
Cracking or popping your knuckles is the act of releasing gasses from the synovial joints in the fingers or what ever part you are popping. while it can cause some slight damage to the joints and stretching to ligaments, it certainly will not cause arthritis. the cause of which to date is not known. However the fact that you have this habit does not mean that you may not be suffering from some form of arthritis anyway. the best way to get answers to this is to have a word with your doctor and have the situation professionally assessed as soon as possible as early treatment can avert a lot of damage to joints.
There are several parts that make up a human hand, here are the most common, fingers, knuckles, thumb, palm, finger nails.