Cracking your knuckles or other joints is pretty satisfying for some and annoying for others--but is it bad for you?
You might have heard the warnings and old wives’ tales: It leads to arthritis, it'll make you have “fat fingers,” or popping certain joints in your neck and back might even lead to having a stroke or worse in the long-term.
The science behind the “popping” noise that joints make is not exactly well-understood, but there’s several theories as to why joints crack.
