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Please explain what does it mean if you can't crack your joints?
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AGING: SORRY...but older joints do not have the FLEXIBLE CARTILAGES young joints have so that "snapping" ("cracking" ) cannot occur (and the joint itself becomes less flexible!! Hope this explains the reason for you Dr Z
Answered 11/28/2017
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