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Is it true that people can get arthritis (in their fingers) from cracking their fingers?
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Unlikely to happen: Cracking a joint moves the parts of the joint, with the cracking noise coming from cartilage surfaces sliding, from movement of a little air-space from one place in the joint to another, or from some other non-traumatic event. A person with no joint pains before or after cracking a joint is probably not damaging the joint. However, making it a frequent habit has uncertain long-term effects.
Answered 1/15/2019
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No: This is an old wives tale. Cracking your fingers does not cause any damage.
Answered 1/22/2012
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