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Should you stop cracking your knuckles?

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Should you stop cracking your knuckles?
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The article explores the common habit of knuckle cracking, debunking the myth that it causes arthritis through the anecdotal evidence of Donald Unger. It explains the physiological process of joint cracking, which involves the collapse of gas bubbles within synovial fluid.

Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sandy Ong BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images Like a firework exploding in the joint – here's everything you need to know about cracking your knuckles.

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