Any advice on how to stop cracking my knuckles? :(?

Question

i feel the need to crack my knuckles like every 2 seconds... i crack them then they feel fine... but like a few minutes later they start to ache so much that i have to crack them again. i have the same problem with the right side of my back i always feel like i have to crack my back too!

any advice on how to stop... its so hard becuase its painful not to crack them... if i try my best to stop will this pain go away?

also- im not old or anything im like 18 so i dont think i have like arthritis

Answer 1

i have the same problem!!! i stopped cracking them every 2 sec when i was goin into 6th grade...then i cracked the like 1 or 2 times a month! but i still crack my back... up that was the year i started cheerleading...and ur so preoccupied with learning cheers and moves and keeping ur moves tight that u dont even realize it...well thats wat happened to me

Answer 2

Overall while you are still young enough, there is really nothing wrong with cracking your knuckles. If they are uncomfortable when you don't crack them then by all means, fix the problem. Crack away. But do know that it will eventually lead into pretty bad arthritis in your elder years.

Answer 3

You can try to twirl your thumbs or something related to that to get your mind off cracking your knuckles.  I don't think that you have arthritis.

Answer 4

just try to keep you're hands busy and make sure you sit up straight.

Habits are hard to break, make sure that if you feel the urge to crack you're knuckles or back, try to do something else.