[quote]Lorisco wrote:
iron_siren wrote:
Lorisco wrote:
iron_siren wrote:
I crack my knuckles CONSTANTLY!
It won’t cause arthritis. All it does is release the air that has built up between the joints which is what makes the popping sound.
If you had free-floating air in your joints you would be in trouble. I believe it release the nitrogen, not air. But I don’t think anyone really knows. That is just a theory.
You’re absolutely right! I meant nitrogen but I just got lazy and typed “air”. Sorry! 
No problem.
I find that cracking knuckles, or any other joint for that matter, seems to be a destructive cycle. Your joints get stiff, so you crack them. That feels better. Then your joints seem to get stiff more quickly, so you crack them again. And on and on until you need to crack them often.
What I have found is that if you can not crack them for a while and just endure the stiffness, the joints will get better on their own and will not need to be cracked. And overall they will feel better. While cracking gives temporary relief, in the long run I do not think it is a good practice.
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what do you think about cracking your back to relieve pain when squatting. I cant squat without cracking my back first
[quote]crod266 wrote:
Lorisco wrote:
iron_siren wrote:
Lorisco wrote:
iron_siren wrote:
I crack my knuckles CONSTANTLY!
It won’t cause arthritis. All it does is release the air that has built up between the joints which is what makes the popping sound.
If you had free-floating air in your joints you would be in trouble. I believe it release the nitrogen, not air. But I don’t think anyone really knows. That is just a theory.
You’re absolutely right! I meant nitrogen but I just got lazy and typed “air”. Sorry!
No problem.
I find that cracking knuckles, or any other joint for that matter, seems to be a destructive cycle. Your joints get stiff, so you crack them. That feels better. Then your joints seem to get stiff more quickly, so you crack them again. And on and on until you need to crack them often.
What I have found is that if you can not crack them for a while and just endure the stiffness, the joints will get better on their own and will not need to be cracked. And overall they will feel better. While cracking gives temporary relief, in the long run I do not think it is a good practice.
what do you think about cracking your back to relieve pain when squatting. I cant squat without cracking my back first
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How are you cracking it? Does squatting hurt if you don’t crack it and if so where?
umm more so lower back and i basically turn my body to one side whil keeping my feet planted and if i dont crack it it will hurt when i squat
[quote]crod266 wrote:
umm more so lower back and i basically turn my body to one side whil keeping my feet planted and if i dont crack it it will hurt when i squat[/quote]
If it were me I would stop cracking it and have it looked at by a physician. You may be loosening the ligaments on your lumbar spine (an area you do not want extreme flexibility or instability). Continuing to crack it and stretch like you are doing may be causing instability in that area.
[quote]RWElder0 wrote:
(cracking neck)
(cracking left shoulder)
(elbows)
(wrists)
(knuckles)
(Back)
(hips)
(knees)
and (ankles)
It is just something I can do. Docs have said there is nothing to worry about. More precisely they say if it does not hurt then you are all right. If you feel pain then something else is wrong. Joint popping is natural.
The cracking sound (sorta like muted rice krispies) in my knees scares me some times when I climb stairs but I have been told it is normal.[/quote]
I could care less about cracking knuckles, but your avatar is the bomb. Apollo Creed.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
I don’t crack knuckles, I crack faces.[/quote]
I crack skulls.
[quote]Lorisco wrote:
crod266 wrote:
umm more so lower back and i basically turn my body to one side whil keeping my feet planted and if i dont crack it it will hurt when i squat
If it were me I would stop cracking it and have it looked at by a physician. You may be loosening the ligaments on your lumbar spine (an area you do not want extreme flexibility or instability). Continuing to crack it and stretch like you are doing may be causing instability in that area. [/quote]
crap another problem i gaata best checked out
[quote]Lorisco wrote:
crod266 wrote:
umm more so lower back and i basically turn my body to one side whil keeping my feet planted and if i dont crack it it will hurt when i squat
If it were me I would stop cracking it and have it looked at by a physician. You may be loosening the ligaments on your lumbar spine (an area you do not want extreme flexibility or instability). Continuing to crack it and stretch like you are doing may be causing instability in that area. [/quote]
if it helps I crack it in the morning when i wake up. Thats when its most stiff and im in pain until i crack it.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
I don’t crack knuckles, I crack faces.[/quote]
It’s really funny if you can picture Bob Sagat saying that.
Ok, what about cracking your back in a chair. What I mean, is have the back of the chair and just lean it back till it pops.
Or get a foam roller, lie on it on your back, then go up and down your back. I think every vertebra pops in mine, lol. Feels really good but I’ll stop if I’m fuckin my shit up.
What happens when you crack your knuckles is that you’re creating a vaccum in the joint capsule, pulling the air out of the synovial fluid.
i crack my chest all the time