Does cracking knuckles make the knuckles bigger?

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i am 20 i have been cracking my knuckles since i was about 6 years old and i have never had a problem yet. so if you are a person that think cracking your knuckles causes you harm your wrong and i am living prof of that

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no it wont make them bigger

and it usually becomes like an ocd which means its an like addiction and hard to stop.

and at 20 the above poster is still young enough to not have any serious problems BUT later in life there is the possibility of things like arthritis.

Ive been doing it for about 6/7 years and at 29 my fingers are starting to hurt every time i do it, and hurt for a long time after i do it and hurt when i dont do it until i do it again to ease it - (creating a vicious circle)
my fingers and joints feel swollen (but dont look it)
(also i had no problems before i started doing it)

so i have stopped.

i advise you do NOT take it up, its like any other habit

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I heard that cracking your knuckles doesn't really make them larger. Just an urban legend. Could be wrong though. 1

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I believe so. I had small knuckles, picked up cracking my knuckles, and the got big. I quit for about a month or two and they became small again. To test it further i cracked only one finger for a week and it got bigger. Also i have 5 friends in my group, one cracks there knuckles and there huge. The rest who do not have small.

some people may not suffer from it... but i believe cracking your knuckles does add to making your knuckles bigger. It depends on the person, but for the most case, yes.

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If you want to try and make your knuckles bigger try lightly hitting a solid surface like a wall, your bones will re-heal and case over, also it kills the nerves so you can hit harder without it hurting as much. But cracking them does not lead to bigger or stronger knuckles.

First answer by Ben.murphy.00. Last edit by PhatReno21. Contributor trust: 1 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 71 [recommend question]