It’s one of the most annoying habits, but it's also pretty mysterious. What actually causes the sound of cracking knuckles? Researchers long believed the sound was caused by the collapse of bubbles ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Snap, crackle, pop. If you're a knuckle cracker, that familiar sound when you consciously pop your joints is like comfort food. You know it might not be so healthy for your hands ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Snap, crackle, pop. If you’re a knuckle cracker, that familiar sound when you consciously pop your joints is like comfort food. You know it might not be so healthy for your hands ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Snap, crackle, pop. If you’re a knuckle cracker, that familiar sound when you consciously pop your joints is like comfort food. You know it might not be so healthy for your hands ...

Scientists have turned their attention to investigating that most annoying of human habits - the sound made when you crack your knuckles. The characteristic pop can be explained by three mathematical ...

Snap, crackle, pop: the sound of cracking knuckles is familiar to everyone, but scientists are having a hell of a time figuring out what causes it. A new ultrasound imaging study offers additional ...

Ultrasound study shows that gas bubbles forming in joints create the distinctive sound of knuckle cracking UC Davis Health System research presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...

The wince-inducing sound of knuckles cracking is caused by a small bubble building up in the fluid of the fingers then ‘popping ‘, scientists believe, and it could even be beneficial to health. For ...

We've all heard the theory that cracking your knuckles can cause arthritis. Generations of parents warn click-prone children that their habit will land them with painful hands in old age. But while ...