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Offline Ryan Ford

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Joint Cracking
« on: November 27, 2005, 02:25:47 PM »
I like to crack my neck, knuckles, and sometimes knees. I get sick of misinformed people telling me its bad for your health. So I was very happy today when I found this article:

http://www.newstarget.com/012850.html

Cracking all your crackable joints sounds like a good idea before any parkour. :)
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2005, 03:34:29 PM »
Hahahaha. Thanks Demon, now I have something to show to back up my arguement!
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2005, 04:40:41 PM »
Joint cracking may actually help the flow of Qi
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2005, 08:44:45 PM »
Yeah, when I did Shing-I an Internal Martial Arts my sensei said that cracking the joints helped in the flow of ones energy etc.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2005, 06:33:56 AM »
I've read in many many places that there is nothing to prove that cracking your joints causes arthritis or other adverse health issues.  Cracking joints is just the release of gases around a joint or by tendon and ligaments as they cross over the joints.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2005, 04:49:53 PM »
Thank god. I always crack my joints.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2005, 07:54:45 PM »
This is good news for me because i crack everything a can.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2005, 09:23:11 PM »
Wow thats sweet, I've been pestered by all sorts of "educated" people saying that I will regret cracking my joints when i'm older.  But I've been cracking every joint I can since I was a wee one ;D.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2006, 08:28:32 AM »
Yeah joint cracking isn't bad unless you crack your knuckles like every 5 minutes then you can develop problems.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2006, 12:20:24 PM »
For some reason..I can crack my knuckles...forever... like it doesnt stop, is this a good thing?  :o :o
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2006, 03:23:24 PM »
I can crack my left big toe as many times as I want strait, but I've never heard of anyone that can do that with their fingers.  I don't think it's a problem unless you constantly do it, I would just say that you are special ;)
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2006, 09:39:48 AM »
i crack everything.  Neck, fingers, toes, back, my knees do it by themselves when i squat down, boy am i glad to hear that im not gonna be a blob of pain when im older.

My boyfriend constantly tells me, that if i pop my back all the time (when its needed) then i wont be able to walk when im older, what bs now lol
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2006, 06:54:03 PM »
All I have to do is move and I start cracking up (bad pun. But when is there ever a good one?) At my school people actually have "Crack-Offs" it's pretty funny.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2006, 07:33:56 PM »
ehh, my whole feeling on this is all things in moderation.
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2006, 06:43:24 AM »
Yeah, I'm glad it's not unhealthy, but I'm not going to crack the shit out of every joint now :)
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2006, 01:29:55 PM »
yeah when i was little my family and teachers used to say dont crack you knuckles they're gonna get fat, i used to believe them, now i know its all lies LIES I TELL YA LIES!!!!           


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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2006, 07:55:29 PM »
Quote from: psycosis12
yeah when i was little my family and teachers used to say dont crack you knuckles they're gonna get fat

Warning: Cracking nuckles may result in severe obesity!  Due to the fact that every time you crack your nuckles, you gain 5 pounds of pure lard on the bottom of your feet.  (SARCASTIC)

Wow, that is the craziest thing I have ever heard :o
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #17 on: March 28, 2006, 07:26:35 PM »
i can crack my ankles non stop
and sometimes my right elbow sticks and i cant get it straight unless i like slam my arm straight and there is a really loud crack but thats rare
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2006, 09:08:27 PM »
Oh, I've had that too.  I've decided that the one joint I don't enjoy cracking is the elbow.  It's just too painful, and it's always unexpected.  You'll just ry to straighten your arm, then you will feel it and be like "oh no!, not again!" then when you finally do shove your arm straight it snaps laoudly and hurts for a while after........ugh!
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Re: Joint Cracking
« Reply #19 on: April 02, 2006, 02:25:11 PM »
Quote from: Cheetah on March 12, 2006, 07:55:29 PM
Quote from: psycosis12
yeah when i was little my family and teachers used to say dont crack you knuckles they're gonna get fat

Warning: Cracking nuckles may result in severe obesity!  Due to the fact that every time you crack your nuckles, you gain 5 pounds of pure lard on the bottom of your feet.  (SARCASTIC)

Wow, that is the craziest thing I have ever heard :o
no they meant your knuckles are gonna get fat, not you per-se...........lol
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