Total Myth
Cracking your knuckles can feel so relieving. Once you discover how to do it as a child, it’s hard to stop for pretty much the rest of your life. Some people even develop knuckle cracking as a nervous habit. Many people find others’ knuckle cracking annoying and cringe by the sound.
Most kids have heard from their parents that cracking their knuckles will lead to arthritis in their hands when they get older. This is the most common myth parents tell their children to get them to stop their knuckle cracking. However, this is completely untrue and probably something the kids had to find out on their own through Google.