hey i was woundring if theyre is anythingi can do to stop popping my knuckles , its just a habbit , i dont it all the time , and what dose it to to your hands?
Additional info, added Wednesday March 23 2005, 10:26 pm: correction i do it all the time*** sryz. Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Injuries? monkeygirl9211 answered Tuesday April 12 2005, 9:55 pm: i have the same problem, what i do everytime that i crack my knuckles i put a dollar in my moms purse and then at the end of then month she counts them and the number of dollars that there is like if there was 5 dollars i would do 5 minutes of cleaning and then that made me not want to crack them anymore cause i HATE cleaning!!!! well hoped taht helped ya!
gessyka answered Wednesday March 30 2005, 4:13 pm: It can give you arthritis. =/ I do it too..it's hard to stop..I crack my neck and back and stuff too. I mean it feels good but it's bad for you once you get older and stuff like that. Not sure how to stop though..sorry.
girdy_goo15 answered Wednesday March 30 2005, 6:46 am: well it makes your knuckles huge and ugly. and you get arthritis from it. try what cutters do. put a rubberband on your hand and then everytime you go to pop your knuckles just start snapping the band [ girdy_goo15's advice column | Ask girdy_goo15 A Question ]
Coperture758 answered Monday March 28 2005, 2:52 pm: heyy!! OKay cracking your nuckles makes them GROW BIGGER. Okay you could wear a rubber band and everytime you go to crack your knuckles pull on it. Dont pull to hard because you dont want tohurt yourself. Or, everytime you go to crack your knuckles think about and dont. Hehe Hope i helped ♥ Michelle [ Coperture758's advice column | Ask Coperture758 A Question ]
Lovedoctor answered Friday March 25 2005, 3:46 pm: Try not the think about it. I would suggest to stop because first of all, it makes your knuckles huge. And second, because it is a proven fact that it leads to causing Arthritis. [ Lovedoctor's advice column | Ask Lovedoctor A Question ]
kittiekat_404 answered Thursday March 24 2005, 3:54 pm: try to stop thinking about it do some extra things to do. and craaking your nuckles makes them fat!!! you will have really big fingers. so if you ever get married you'll have to get your ring fit on your finger cause it will be fat. !try to stop!
jbdreamer answered Thursday March 24 2005, 10:26 am: There is no proof that popping your knuckles is bad for you. So you shouldn't worry about hurting your hands. It's just not a very attractive habbit. Think about it when you are around other people, and try to stop yourself then. Also try finding something to keep your hands busy with like a little toy or rubberband. [ jbdreamer's advice column | Ask jbdreamer A Question ]
Karen answered Thursday March 24 2005, 7:19 am: Cracking your knuckles is a habit that's pretty hard to break. I've never cracked my knuckles so I don't exactly know how you can stop. Just try distracting yourself when you feel that you need to crack your knuckles I guess. When you crack your knuckles for a long time, you will eventually get arthritis in your fingers and your fingers will become wider.
-Karen [ Karen's advice column | Ask Karen A Question ]
karenR answered Thursday March 24 2005, 2:16 am: it won't do anything to your hands.Might annoy people but won't hurt you.....unless somebody smacks you or something!:} [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
punkrockprincess answered Thursday March 24 2005, 1:27 am: When you pop you r knuckles you're putting air into them which makes it bigger. I have this problem too. Everytime I get the urge to pop it, I just squirm my fingers around until the feeling goes away. Sorry it's not big help. But if someone gives you some good advice, TELL ME! (:
RoadkillSalad answered Thursday March 24 2005, 1:07 am: It's bad if your in some quiet place and start popping your knuckles, but the common misconception is that popping knuckles makes your knuckles larger. This is simply not true. It has little effect on your knuckles other than loosening them up a bit. If you do want to stop it, it will just have to take thinking about it and stopping whenever you do start it. There's not really many good ways to help that I know, but that's what it does to your hands. [ RoadkillSalad's advice column | Ask RoadkillSalad A Question ]
Sherry answered Thursday March 24 2005, 12:41 am: It gives you arthritus(sp?) when your older! I dont know how to stop but I know it gives you arthritus. [ Sherry's advice column | Ask Sherry A Question ]
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