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How to get rid of hand pain from cracking knuckles in cold weather?

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

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Heat & cannabis: 28 yo female has knuckles that "crack" in cold weather & "hand hurts". Spontaneous cracking of joints are common in people with Hypermobility Syndrome. Coldness induces muscle spasm and, as loose joints are increasingly more firmly tethered by taut muscles, crepitations & joint pain escalate. Heat & cannabis both reverse muscle spasm and effect muscle relaxation.

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Answered 1/19/2015

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