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  2. Is cracking your joints a harmful habit? Here’s what the ...

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    Popping joints can happen involuntarily, and you can experience it in your knees, neck, fingers, wrist or ankles. Or you might have a habit of cracking your joints, such as your knuckles, yourself.

  3. Joint cracking - Wikipedia

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    Joint cracking is the manipulation of joints to produce a sound and related "popping" sensation. It is sometimes performed by physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths [1] pursuing a variety of outcomes. The cracking of joints, especially knuckles, was long believed to lead to arthritis and other joint problems. However, this is not ...

  4. Crack Your Neck Much? Here’s What Experts Have to Say ... - AOL

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    The bones in your neck are connected by small joints, called facet joints, that help you move your head, says Sandra Miller, P.T., physical therapist with Briotix. “Like any other joint in your ...

  5. Can Knuckle Cracking Really Cause Arthritis? We Asked ... - AOL

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    Egbogah adds that joint stiffness and tight muscles can also heighten the urge to crack. Constant knuckle cracking may also be considered a compulsive body-focused repetitive behavior by mental ...

  6. Crepitus - Wikipedia

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    Crepitus can easily be created and observed by exerting a small amount of force on a joint, thus 'cracking it'. This is caused by bubbles of nitrogen forming in the synovial fluid bursting. Almost every joint in the body can be 'cracked' in this way, but the joints which require the least amount of force to produce this effect include the ...

  7. Spinal adjustment - Wikipedia

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    A chiropractic adjustment intends to affect or correct a vertebral joint's alignment, motion, and/or function. Specifically, adjustments are intended to correct " vertebral subluxations ", a non-scientific term given to the signs and symptoms that are said by chiropractors to result from abnormal alignment of vertebrae. [ 3 ]

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  9. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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    People with dermatophagia chew their skin out of compulsion, and can do so on a variety of places on their body. [8] Those with dermatophagia typically chew the skin surrounding their fingernails and joints. They also chew on the bottom of their feet/toes, inside of their mouth, cheeks, and/or lips, causing blisters in and outside of the mouth.