Hearing “snap, crackle, pop!” with no visible sign of the Rice Krispie trio can only mean one thing: snapping joints—likely knuckle cracking, to be more specific. Whether or not the sensation happens ...

Whether you love it or hate it, cracking knuckles is a common habit we've likely all done at some point. It's one of life's simple pleasures for some people, who crave the satisfying "pop" and ...

Your friends and family may have told you knuckle cracking is bad for you. But is it really as harmful as some might think? Cracking your knuckles can offer relief through the release of pressure ...

The popping sound habitual knuckle crackers make may be annoying — or even alarming — but are they actually harming themselves? The research is somewhat limited but generally concludes that ...

Good morning. I'm Noel King with the answer to a mystery that has puzzled scientists and kids for years. When we crack our knuckles, why do they make that popping sound? A grad student in France, ...

Ultrasound study shows that gas bubbles forming in joints create the distinctive sound of knuckle cracking UC Davis Health System research presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...