Is craccking your knuckles bad?

Question

When I was little I heard from teachers and such that if you cracked your knuckles a lot then you would hhave big knuckles when you got older. Now my stepmother says that there is nothing wrong with cracking your knuckles and that that was just a rumor. I crack my knuckles a lot of times in a day and I was just wondering if it was ok.

Answer 1

No..i dont think its bad i do it all the time!

Answer 2

cracking your knuckles is neither harmless nor desirable

cracking knuckles stretches ligaments in joints

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

When you crack your knuckles you are really popping the tendons. This will irritated the tendon.