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Cracking Yo Fingas

Unread post by Caleb48kb » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:20 pm

I crack my fingers alot. I dont even know how much because its habitual. does it limit ones stretching/playing ability. anyone else crack em?
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Unread post by Twostep13 » Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:37 pm

ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis, but then again ive heard thats just and old wives tale...
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Unread post by guitardmb » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:35 pm

Whenever I crack my fingers it seems that they are stiffer and I cant play as fast. So i try not to crack my left hand too much.
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Unread post by Kahn » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:41 pm

Twostep13 wrote:ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis
My cousin is in his final year of residency specializing in joints and bones, and he swears this is a crock of shit.
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:13 am

Twostep13 wrote:ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis, but then again ive heard thats just and old wives tale...
it is a wives tale, a friend of the family is a doctor, i asked him, he said it didnt cause any damage, all it is is built up air pockets in the knuckles and cracking just breaks up those air pockets.
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Unread post by guitardmb » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:46 am

wkpggrvn2001 wrote:
Twostep13 wrote:ive ehard that it contributes to arthritis, but then again ive heard thats just and old wives tale...
it is a wives tale, a friend of the family is a doctor, i asked him, he said it didnt cause any damage, all it is is built up air pockets in the knuckles and cracking just breaks up those air pockets.
Well I dont know. Whenever I crack mine my knuckles get red. So obviously something is bad is happening. And I know that my fingers are stiffer whenever I crack them too. So whether it causes long term damage, I dont know, but short term definately.
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