The popping sound habitual knuckle crackers make may be annoying — or even alarming — but are they actually harming themselves? The research is somewhat limited but generally concludes that ...

Many people have been told that cracking knuckles is harmful. The sound is often associated with arthritis and joint wear, and the warning is repeated both within families and in everyday advice.

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation Katie Edwards is a health and medicine editor at The Conversation in the UK. Clodagh Toomey receives ...