Snapping your fingers is that bad
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People often react strongly to snapping fingers, ankles or knees. If someone snaps his finger, this gives an unpleasant sound, while the 'knotter' often finds it a pleasant feeling. There is a story that you can get rheumatism by regularly snapping your joints, but it is not that unhealthy.
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In some people, joints snap very easily. Others have to put in more effort. That difference is in the flexibility of the joints.
Vacuum
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The joint cavity contains a small amount of liquid in which gas has dissolved. The moisture is the joint's lubricant to make movements run smoothly. By pulling on your finger, the cavity becomes slightly larger and an underpressure is created. This underpressure creates a vacuum. Due to the low pressure, the gases dissolved in the moisture are released. The vacuum is released and there is suddenly more space in the joint. That space is filled with gas. You hear the latter as a snap, comparable to a suction cup that you pull off the window. Many people think that the sound comes from the bones, but that is not the case. You also can't snap a joint several times in a row. The evaporated gas must first dissolve again in the synovial fluid. In some joints the snap occurs in a different way. The sound can also be caused by a tendon of a muscle that shoots over something. You can compare this to the string of a guitar.
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Harmful?
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Sounds bad, but according to most scientists, snapping the fingers does not cause any damage. For a long time it was thought that it can lead to wear and tear or inflammation of the joints, but several studies have shown that the joints of finger snaps are no different from those of non-snatchers. A striking example is Donald Unger's research. This American doctor broke the fingers of his left hand every day for fifty years, leaving his other hand alone. In 1998 he published a scientific article with the results: he did not develop arthritis and there was not even a visible difference between both hands. Yet there are also scientists who think that it is harmful and that the joint capsule in particular can become weaker. Snapping the fingers with folded hands is safest. If you snap because your fingers or other parts of the body feel stiff, it is better to see a doctor or physiotherapist. You can't solve that with snapping. The hip or shoulder snapping is more dangerous anyway. You temporarily lift the shoulder or hip out of the socket. As a result, the cartilage slowly wears off, making the bowl less deep and therefore less stable. [! 186256 => 1130 = 4!] Cracking
Cracking
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Besides cracking, joints can also crack. There are many different causes for this. Healthy joints can crack, but cracking is also one of the symptoms in osteoarthritis. The creaking sound is caused by the structure of the cartilage and bone changing. Other causes of cracking joints are pieces of loose bone, tendons or muscles that rub over a bony protrusion and damaged tendons or muscles from rheumatism. An accident, dislocation or pressure can also lead to creaking joints.