Swollen Fingers

no, but the best option is not cracking your joints. Your body is able to get rid of the CO2 on its own.

o.k...i try not to crack my body anymore.....but then cracking them feel so good >.<

Yeah you notice sometime if it is too stiff, regular natural movement will crack the bone itself.

Replying to #23

yeah it sucks when i try to crack my nuckles and stuff but they are stiff and it just hurts :(:S
sucks...
anyway, i crack my knuckles often :)
havent got arthirities yet and im 13 so yea
heres hoping :P (yn)

I actually just crack my knuckles once a month, just for some sort of health benefit (I know they can crack on its own) but if you crack it, it does help relieve tension, and that is fact. and a theory is that it will decrease chances of arthritis.I did a bit of studying on this subject in biology >.>also, I did forget to mention.. it is a double edged sword, you can actually weaken your hand through this practice, as it does weaken yiour grip due to stretched tendons..Sorry about the misunderstanding of this topic, but remembering these things from about 4 months ago is pretty hard.... and that knuckle cracking is a mysterious subject, and hasn't actually been examined thoroughly for the best results...

Cracking you back and joints every now and then can be a good thing, however like anything theres a certian way it should be done, any pain is usually pretty bad, cracking your fingers and back every day or multiple times a day can lead to arthritis, I crack my back a few times a week with help from my friend who s currently studying chiropractics, always feels great afterwards :)

Replying to #27

I never got to learn how to crack my back.. Please explain :)Actually, I'm a bit scared to crack my back, I'm afraid it can do permanent damage

lol
i just sit on a chair and (if its not a swivel chair) just try to turn around!!

Replying to #29

I feel so dumb right now...

just becareful when cracking your back.....if you make a mistake....it will hurt like hell.....

Anyways, cracking the back feels the best, especially if it hasn't been done in a while. You get someone to stand on your back. Pain and pleasure :P Sometimes, my fingers are so weak. Once at school, we had to spraypaint a project, and I could barely push down the nozzle :( Yeah, I'll try to lesson it done to at least one or two "crackings" a day. Even my teacher tells me to stop cracking in class.

WinterreiseC02 is carbon dioxide, it's not in your wrists, haha.

It's in your knuckles....

Replying to #34

lol winterr I thought someone who does as much training as you would know that....

He probably doesn't crack them. Never knew that many people crack themselves, I'm the only one that does it in my core class, according to my mate's homework survey he did. And when they try, they cry in pain. It's really weird with my left hand's forefinger knuckle, do you know that rope thing that you can barely see that allows you to move your finger freely? It's kind of like a thick vein, just runs across the top of your finger and knuckle. If you make a fist, you should be able to see it. Anyways, if I had a bit of pressure to it, I can actually move it across my knuckle. And it feels really weird when I do it.

Replying to #36

Mide don't run on top of my knicle, it swerves mroe to the side...

I knew I was forgetting something... but calcium buildup can cause arthritis :) not CO2 build up, I'm mistaken >.>

The swelling has finally settled down, after following the steps my doctor briefed me on. Which was taking joint pills (I did not do this) and also massaging my fingers in a circular motion twice a day (I did do this). Thanks for all the replies everyone.