By cracking your fingers you start to develop Arthritis

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Cracking your knuckles does not give you arthritis. The popping sound is connected to the formation and bursting of gas bubbles in your joint fluid. No studies have demonstrated an increased risk of arthritis, but frequent knuckle cracking may slightly reduce grip strength or irritate surrounding tissues​

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While it may seem like cracking your knuckles is bas for them, based off of how it feels and sounds, there has actually been no evidence found that suggests that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis. There was actually a study done by a man who only cracked the knuckles on one of his hands for many years and found that there was no difference between the two, which suggests that cracking your knuckles does in fact not cause arthritis.

Answer 1

A lot of people often say arthritis can be caused by cracking your knuckles, and many people say it is not good for your tendons and joints. However, various professional studies have proven their is no correlation between the two. The habit is also not considered unhealthy, as you are released gas bubbles between the joints that cause the popping sound. You may get a pop that doesn't feel as good as previous ones, but nonetheless cracking parts of your body brings no correlation to health problems.

https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/can-you-get-arthritis-from-cracking-your-knuckles#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20truth%20is%20there%20is,cracking%20your%20knuckles%20and%20arthritis.

https://uamshealth.com/medical-myths/will-cracking-your-knuckles-cause-arthritis/

Answer 2

https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/does-knuckle-cracking-cause-arthritis 

While this is a very popular myth, this Harvard article says that while it may lead to weaker grip strength there is no correlation between cracking your knuckles and arthritis.

Answer 3

This claim is false. In the Johns Hopkins article, the doctor answers that there is no evidence proving that cracking your knuckles can cause arthritis. The doctor claims that a "study found that after many years of cracking habitual knuckle crackers may have reduced grip strength compared with people not cracking their knuckles" (Johns Hopkins). Losing grip strength and arthritis are completely different issues, and there is no proof that cracking your knuckles could lead to arthritis.

https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/arthritis-news/knuckle-cracking-q-a-from/

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The claim, by cracking your fingers you start to develop Arthritis, is misleading as it is scientifically false as there are no studies to support this information. Though it might sound alarming, the sound is not the “popping” of bones. An article from Harvard Health and Publishing explains that “The "pop" of a cracked knuckle is caused by bubbles bursting in the synovial fluid — the fluid that helps lubricate joints”.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/does-cracking-knuckles-cause-arthritis

There are two types of arthritis, inflammatory arthritis and degenerative arthritis. Though it is generally proven that there is no correlation between these two types of arthritis and knuckle popping, “The causes for either are not well known and research focuses on elucidating the mechanisms leading to these diseases” according to John Hopkins Arthritis Center. They also point out that while cracking knuckles and arthritis are not scientifically proven to be linked, they do believe that popping knuckles gives an individual more of a chance of injuring ligaments and bones.

https://www.hopkinsarthritis.org/arthritis-news/knuckle-cracking-q-a-from/

It is also believed that cracking knuckles can lower grip strength, causing arthritis, however, a study performed by Robert D Boutin, Anju P Netto, ect. Published in the National Library of medicine shows there is no proof of this, as of 2017. They tested the joints of 40 adults (400 joints) with 30 being “habitual knuckle crackers”. The “physical examination included evaluation for swelling, grip strength, and ROM before and after attempted knuckle cracking”. They found no swelling or grip strength issues, and a greater ROM after testing. They concluded that there is no evidence stating that cracking knuckles lowers grip strength, but stated that there should be more long term studies to watch the effects of knuckle popping.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5339152/

This overarching claim that cracking your fingers leads to arthritis is misleading because there is no long term evidence of this effect.