Does Knuckle-Cracking Cause Arthritis?

I wouldn't say that I have a lot of bad habits.

I gave up booger picking in 2nd grade. I don't smoke. And I try to keep my coffee intake to 2-3 cups pr day.

But I do crack my knuckles. I have for as long as I can remember. It's not done on purpose. It's just something I do. As a boy, my Mom threatened that if I kept it up, I would never be a piano prodigy (not sure that was the only thing holding me back). And these days, Shawna equates it to hearing fingernails clawing a chalkboard.

I get that it may annoy some people (sorry Shawna), but... is it bad for me?

Let's get the scoop from Josh Clark, host of one of my favourite podcasts - Stuff You Should Know.

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