I’ve got my fair share of unconscious habits: running my hands through my hair, tapping my feet, pursing my lips when I’m concentrating—and, of course, cracking my knuckles. That last one is perhaps ...

“Doesn’t that hurt?” “It will give you arthritis!” “That’s the most bone-chilling sound in the world.” Sure, I’ve gone through sober periods where I’ve put my habit on hold. But mostly, cracking my ...

An age-old urban legend that claims cracking one’s knuckles will lead to arthritis may be old in every middle school child’s repertoire, but a look at the scientific literature finds that there is ...

Knuckle cracking is a common habit, but many people still believe it weakens the joints. A top arthroscopy and sports ...

UC Davis radiology professor Dr. Robert Boutin and a colleague studied the sounds and effects of knuckle cracking. Special to The Bee Snap, crackle, pop. If you’re a knuckle cracker, that familiar ...

Snap, crackle, pop: the sound of cracking knuckles is familiar to everyone, but scientists are having a hell of a time figuring out what causes it. A new ultrasound imaging study offers additional ...

There’s something oddly satisfying about cracking your knuckles. That quick pop can feel like releasing pressure after a long ...

Cracking your knuckles might feel satisfying, but it often earns disapproving looks or even dire warnings. For decades, people have believed that this seemingly harmless habit could lead to arthritis ...

The 40 participants included 30 with a history of habitual knuckle cracking and 10 without. Some said they had never intentionally cracked their knuckles; others were habitual, cracking them up to 20 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNN) -- For the past 15 years, Tanya Johnson has been driving her boss nuts. It's not her job skills -- Dr. Robert Szabo says Johnson is an excellent nurse -- but rather her ...