The doctor assessed the danger of the habit of cracking joints

Modern research shows that the habit of cracking joints is not dangerous for healthy people.

As explained by rheumatologist Elena Yanovskaya in an interview with the Health Mail on Tuesday, January 27, a characteristic sound occurs due to cavitation: with a sharp stretching of the joint capsule, micro-bubbles of gas form in the synovial fluid and instantly collapse. This is a physiological process and it is not harmful in itself.

Scientific evidence, including a long-term experiment by Dr. Donald Unger, does not confirm a link between finger crunching and the development of arthritis. He has been crunching the joints of only one hand for 60 years and has not revealed any difference in the condition of the joints. Modern medicine also believes that periodic "crunching" to warm up does not lead to inflammation, deformities, or decreased grip strength.

At the same time, the specialist clarifies: a reason for caution appears if the crunch becomes constant and is accompanied by pain, swelling, stiffness or limited mobility. Such symptoms may indicate osteoarthritis, arthritis, tendonitis, or the effects of injury and require consultation with a rheumatologist.

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In August, Vyacheslav Artishchev, an assistant at the Department of Morphology of the IAM Pirogov University, in an interview with Life.ru he denied the danger of finger crunching for health. According to him, modern diagnostic methods such as MRI or ultrasound have not revealed any pathological changes. 360.ru .

In July, rheumatologist Yuri Serebryansky, in an interview with NSN, stated that the habit of cracking fingers can lead to surgery. According to him, the crunch causes additional injury inside the articular cartilage. The ligamentous apparatus may also be injured. He advised those who like to crack their fingers to do an MRI scan of the joints.

Earlier, traumatologist Vitaly Skakun said that it is safe to crack your fingers if it does not cause pain or swelling, the website notes. kp.ru .

Prior to this, expert doctor Ekaterina Demyanovskaya told Izvestia that crunching in the neck may seem like a harmless and even pleasant habit, but such an action can seriously harm your health. According to her, sometimes a characteristic sound indicates pathological processes, for example, osteoarthritis of the intervertebral joints or degeneration (destruction) of the intervertebral discs.

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