Cracking Joints

[Mercurial]

Anyone else just love to do this? I crack most of my joints including all the ones in my fingers, toes, wrist, shoulders, knees, elbows, ankle and the upper and lower veterbrae.

Edited March 8, 2011 by Hakidia

[TheForgetfulBrain]

I am most definitely a lifetime cracker, despite many suggestions that this is not a good thing to do.

 

The lady cracks her back constantly - mostly her lower back, in a twisty move I can't do.

 

She has serious back problems constantly. Es no bueno.

[Mercurial]

The most that can happen is swelling or vague pain.

In the hands at least.

Edited March 8, 2011 by Hakidia

[Mr. GOH!]

Fingers and toes, mostly. Sometimes I can crack my neck, but I haven't been able to recently.

 

I used to crack my back, too, but I haven't since developing some minor back problems.

[Enervation]

Back, neck, fingers, toes, knees.

 

I do it when I'm bored. Unfortunately, I get bored very often and for long periods of time.

[CorgiShinobi]

I like to take the palm of my hand and crack my fingers one by one, rapid of course.

 

My left ankle I can crack almost every time. It's strange why it would crack that often...

[staySICK]

My knees crack constantly, but its not intentional. My wife can hear them in another room sometimes.

[Mal]

I never crack any of my joints. Well, I haven't in AGES.

[Thursday Next]

When one of my mates does this it makes me want to twist his head off.

 

Slowly.

[TheMightyEthan]

I crack my joints when they feel like they need to be cracked, which is all the freaking time with my fingers and toes, occasionally my elbows and knees (sometimes my knees crack on their own too), and even more rarely my neck and back. I can't think of ever having intentionally cracked my shoulders or hips though, and my ankles only very rarely. I usually crack my wrists once in the morning when I wake up, but then they're set for the day and I don't have to do it again.

[slithy toves]

i crack my knuckles q a bit.

[WTF]

I crack my knuckles especially in winter. I don't want them to get too stiff. My ankles, knee and heels crack every few days or so. I don't try to do that. Due to some habits I picked up in my late teens and early 20s my jaw also cracks once in a while. While being quite flexible I can't quite crack my back. I can however like a monkey use my feet like my hands. Grab stuff with it and write too if I decide to give effort. My big toe sometimes seems like it's evolving into an opposable thumb...

[TheFlyingGerbil]

I wonder people who crack them often can you 'prime' your joints to crack? Mine either do or don't need to be cracked but I cannot do it at will.

[Enervation]

I wonder people who crack them often can you 'prime' your joints to crack? Mine either do or don't need to be cracked but I cannot do it at will.

 

Actually, I can do that with my knee joints. I just need to apply a bit of pressure to them and I can crack them repeatedly.

[staySICK]

My knees are just horrible. I've laid of my back and "kicked" in the air to see, and sure enough, my knees popped about every single time.

[MasterDex]

I crack my neck and fingers the whole time to loosen them up and I'll crack or try to crack anything else that feels stiff. It's an old wives tale that it gives you artheritis.

[Mr W Phallus]

I crack my fingers (both joints of course) and my neck all the time, and some of my toes and my back a lot two. Twisting around 180 degrees can attract some odd looks though. (As I typed this my shoulder cracked unintentionally, it clearly wants in on the action)

 

Whilst it won't cause arthritis, cracking joints can wear down cartilage and build up nitrogen (some gas anyway) in your joints, so it's hardly good for you. It releases some chemical when you do it apparently, which is why it feels so damn good.

Edited March 10, 2011 by withoutphallus

[ChiltonGaines]

I've never done this, nor been able to do this. Well, I've maybe cracked my knuckles like 5 times tops in my life. Just randomly, it'd happen.

[WTF]

While we're on the subject of body-parts. Just curious how many can roll their tongue? (It's a dominant genetic trait so you either have it or you don't).

[TheMightyEthan]

I cannot do it.

[deanb]

While we're on the subject of body-parts. Just curious how many can roll their tongue? (It's a dominant genetic trait so you either have it or you don't).

 

I can. My sister can, niomi can, by mum can, my dad I've never asked.

 

 

My brother can't.

 

We'd joked for years he was adopted, we don't so much now. My mum's too old to know what a "dominant allele" is and my brothers too retarded to understand.

We're just kinda hoping it's a case of him not putting any effort into it.

[Mr W Phallus]

Yes I can perform the utterly pointless act of rolling my tongue, and yes that makes me feel superior anyway.

[Mercurial]

I can roll my tongue and then fold it again

like so.

[WTF]

Ok I can't do that lol. I can roll it along the length and fold back like a flap. But not like the video.

[Gigawings]

Let me see here:

 

Cracking joints in my hands? yep

 

Neck? yep

 

Twisty hip crack? yep yep

 

Joints in my foots? a little bit.

 

Rolling my tongue? can't do

 

But I can flap my ears.