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Is popping your knuckles really such a bad thing?
I know it's annoying to others, but I've been doing it for years, and its very hard to stop. It doesn't hurt, and contrary to popular belief, it does not cause arthritis. I'm 35 and my husband hates it when I do this. My fingers get very stiff sometimes, and this relieves the tension. All it really does it release pockets of air in the joints, which makes the "popping" sound.(I read this in a magazine.) Sometimes, I even do my toes, knees, and wrists. I used to be able to pop one side of my jaw and my neck, but not anymore. Are there any others out there that do this? I can't be the only one. How do you stop yourself from doing it around others and at inappropriate times? I was going to put this question in the random weirdos category, but I don't think it's that weird, it's more closer to an addiction. Any advice or reasurrances that I'm not alone?
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yes it is bad popping your knuckles its can have bad side afects like stiffness and stuff and others at school hate the noise its awful
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hey i do it too its just that i do it in the morning try in the bathroom or while your in the shower
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It's not bad to pop your knuckles, but it can be rude. It's the same as farting really loud. No one wants to hear it. It can really turn some people off. My husband cracks his back occasionaly and it gives me the shivers. If you find it realving, thats great, do it, but try to be more contientious of the people around you and maybe step out of the room first.
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Jeez, everyone I know pops SOME part of their body. I do my entire spine, wrists, toes, ankles, shoulders, knuckles and neck. My fiance does the same, and my friends...
You're right, it doesn't cause any harm to you at all. It relieves stiffness and feels cool. Some people just can't stand the sound of peoples' bones snapping together, and my mom goes up the wall when I "squeak" my bare toes on the linoleum kitchen floor. I ignore them.. we all have our pet peeves...
There's nothing wrong with it and your bones just happen to do it, like mine, and your husband's don't. Probably when he was a kid he could pop his fingers but got bored with it--around third grade everyone does it--and the more you stretch and pop your joints, the better they pop. As an artist who works with her hands constantly, I have to have a full range of motion for hours and hours and popping my knuckles is both soothing and stiffness-reducing.
Your husband will get used to it--it's better than smoking or being OCD about arranging socks or something, isn't it?
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I have a niece who pops her knuckles and the sound goes right through me but she keeps my computer up to date and repairs any problems I may get, so what,?
She always does it in my company and I asked why only to hear her say"you are my favourite Uncle and I know you can't wait for me to do it"
So be it.
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Hey ur not alone, I even Pop my knuckles and It might annoy some people, but the way I stop is by thinking of something or some one I hope this helps... -JayJay-
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Eh, I've got a friend who's in the same boat you're in. I admit, it does bother me some, but she can't help it. (Obviously, neither can you.)
If I were you (though I'm not, but if I were), I would put a rubber band around my wrist, and snap it against my skin whenever I popped my knuckles. And snap it hard. If that doesn't work, as it doesn't for my friend because she enjoys snapping rubberbands against her skin (a tad odd, isn't she?), then I suggest asking your husband to make an annoying sound, or tap you lightly whenever you do it around him.
And if THIS doesn't work, try keeping your hands busy all of the time. Take up knitting, it keeps your hands busy (and tangled up in yards of string...trust me, I've learned from experiance). Out of the house? Try bringing a small hair scrunchie with you to toy with in your hands. (This keeps me entertained for hours...XD)
And if none of these works, try wearing gloves or mittens. (Again, only as a last resort, or when you're walking around in the summer with mittens, you'll earn some strange looks....) It's difficult to pop your knuckles through tick fabric, as my friend has discovered.
Good luck! :)
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