Finger joint ringing hazard

Some people have developed the habit of breaking fingers in their lives, and even take pleasure in hearing the sound of cracking their knuckles. But there are certain hazards associated with frequent finger cracking. What are the dangers of cracking your knuckles a lot?

Causes of finger joint ringing

There is synovial fluid between the joints of your fingers, and when you break your fingers, it is necessary to fold the finger joints, this over-extension, over-flexion joint pulling action will make the gap in the original joint closed cavity become larger. In this closed space, if the gap becomes larger, the pressure in the joint capsule will decrease, and the gas dissolved in the synovial fluid will precipitate out, forming tiny bubbles, which will continuously fuse to form a larger bubble, and then rupture when the bubble fuses to the maximum value, thus emitting a loud sound. And because the gas and liquid in the body is blocked by the skin can not be eliminated, so 10 to 20 minutes later, the gas will be dissolved in the liquid again, then straighten the finger joints, will again sound. This is the reason why the joints reverberate when you break your fingers.

The dangers of ringing fingers

May cause arthritis

Rattling joints when breaking fingers may cause associated cartilage damage, which in turn may cause osteoarthritis.

Can cause damage to joint ligaments

Frequent and repeated finger breaking is damaging to the joint ligaments, and the ligaments around the joints are prone to acute injury.

Prone to bone disease

Breaking your fingers for a long time can damage the periosteum and make it thinner, which increases the chance of bone disease.

May lead to joint misalignment

When breaking fingers, pressing the finger joints with great force until they make a loud sound may exceed their physiological range of motion, and as time goes on, it may cause joint dislocation and osteophytes.

How to relax your fingers

Sometimes often have to maintain a posture for a long time, like to use the mouse for a long time after the fingers and wrists are easy to fatigue. This time do not use the way to break fingers to relax, can be through some other exercise or massage to relax the fingers. Such as making a fist, grasping and other movements can be active finger joints. There are also some massage can also play a role in relaxing the fingers:. 1, with the thumb and index finger belly relative pinch certain parts, slightly force for symmetrical such as twisting line of rapid twisting. 2, with the middle finger and index finger pincer fingers, from the root of the finger inside and outside upward stroke, to the end of the finger when the sudden force pulling fingers. 3、Cross your hands and rotate the wrist joint clockwise and counterclockwise. Or, cross your hands and turn them backwards towards the sky so that the palms of your hands are facing upwards.