You think you know the truth about the crunch of joints? Read this ...

Some do it out of habit, others just to stretch your fingers, and some crackled before important business ... Reasons, in general, is not very important, the main thing - a sense of ease and flexibility in the fingers after a good pohrustish knuckles !

You certainly have repeatedly warned that the custom crackle joints fingers will inevitably lead to arthritis in old age. Well, it is a logical statement ... «Website» offers to find out if it's true.




Why crunch sustavyMnogie believe that crackling sound when kneading fingers formed from the friction joints each other. We have good news: the friction has nothing to do with the nature of these clicks

. Between each of our joints are synovial liquid having the consistency of egg protein. It acts as a lubricant that provides mobility of joints. Previously it was thought that the source of the sound -. Bursting bubbles of gas (carbon dioxide) generated in the liquid




Recent studies using modern X-ray equipment showed that the sound is generated in the synovial fluid as a result of the vacuum produced by a sudden movement of the joints, not friction.




After analysis of the experiment, which lasted 5 years, the American Board of Family Medicine concluded that there was no connection between the kneading fingers and the development of arthritis



Of course, no bad habit (yes, knuckles crunch refers to as such) does not pass without leaving a trace. Constant clicks fingers can reduce the gripping power and damage the ligaments.




Among other things, this sound may annoy others. So crunches with caution and better alone ... or use alternative ways to warm hands.

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