Why do your knuckles get bigger when u pop them?!


Question: Why do your knuckles get bigger when u pop them!?
Answers:
They don't!. That's a very big rumor!. You see inside a capsule that safeguards bones connected at a joint, synovial fluid keeps the cartilage, tissues, and muscles lubricated and well nourished!. Nutrients float inside the fluid, along with gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide!.

As you bend your fingers, the joint capsule stretches!. To make more room for the stretch, gases release out of the fluid!. The pop of your knuckles is the sound of gas as it bubbles out of the fluid!. Before your knuckle can crack again, the fluid must reabsorb the gas!.

Some studies suggest that you can snap your knuckles all you wish, and it won't cause osteoarthritis!.

However, other studies indicate that around-the-clock cracking may damage the soft tissue around the joints, make your hand swell, and weaken your grip!. Www@Answer-Health@Com





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