If you’ve ever popped or cracked your joints — by accident or on purpose — you’re not alone. There’s even a medical name for that crackling, clicking or popping sound your bones make: crepitus.

There’s something oddly satisfying about cracking your knuckles. That quick pop can feel like releasing pressure after a long ...

A Leading Arthritis Specialist Explains Whether Cracking Knuckles Is Harmless Or Harmful. The Doctor Breaks Down The Myths, ...

Knuckle cracking is very common. Many people do it everyday instinctively, but never figure out why or what causes the popping sound. There have been debates about what the sound of knuckle cracking ...

Cracking your back or neck might provide quick relief and a satisfying popping noise — but is it a safe practice? "When you stretch or manipulate your spine, such as by twisting or bending, the ...

Habitual neck cracking, often mistaken for relief, can severely damage cervical structures and vascular health. This practice ...

An age-old urban legend that claims cracking one’s knuckles will lead to arthritis may be old in every middle school child’s repertoire, but a look at the scientific literature finds that there is ...

A bit of relief, or maybe just a force of habit: We’re separating fact from fiction about what happens when you crack your knuckles and other joints. * It all has to do with the “synovial fluid” in ...

You're going about your day tackling one to-do after the next, when suddenly a strange sound stops you in your tracks. There's something crackling inside of your ear. You give your ear a scratch, but ...

We've all been there: you're laying on the couch, you feel your eyelids growing heavy, and you just manage to turn off the television before the final remnants of consciousness escape you, when, ...

Your body has millions of parts working together every second of every day. In this series, Dr. Jen Caudle, a board-certified family medicine physician and an associate professor at Rowan University ...