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Does cracking your knuckles lead to arthritis?
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No: Journal articles do not show an increase in arthritis in people who crack their knuckles.
Answered 1/7/2019
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Cracking does not : There was actually a study done about twenty years ago that showed that "habitual" knuckle-cracking does not cause arthritis.
Answered 7/6/2015
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