flips123
Gymnast
I've always "cracked" every part of my body, back, neck, wrists, fingers, toes, hips, ect. as a nervous habit and because I don't like the feeling of being tight. I've noticed as I get older that some things crack on their own and that my finger joints seem to appear swollen. I could just be how I'm made, or I am relating two completely unrelated things. I'm really curious if it is bad do this? I remember hearing as a kid not to do it because it causes arthritis and later heard it caused the bursa sacks to eventually wear out. Lately I've heard it is okay to do fingers and toes but not the back and neck because it stretches the tendons out and wears on their elasticity. I've also noticed that gymnasts tend to "crack" themselves more than others so I figured it would be relevant here. So what's the deal? Is it really bad for you? And what about chiropractors?