If you’ve ever popped or cracked your joints — by accident or on purpose — you’re not alone. There’s even a medical name for that crackling, clicking or popping sound your bones make: crepitus.

Nearly all of us have experienced our joints ‘pop’ at some point in our lives. Whether it was from cracking our knuckles, getting adjusted by a chiropractor, or the inadvertent sound that sometimes ...

It might make you cringe, or it might bring you sweet, satisfying relief. Cracking your knuckles is one of those oddly ...

A harmless form of knee clicking, medically known as crepitus, occurs due to tiny air bubbles trapped in the joint fluid. These bubbles release during movement, producing a popping or clicking sound ...

Despite what you may have heard, no. Shockingly, knuckle popping has somewhat of the opposite affect. Taking your joints through their full range of motion, which is what you do when you pop them, is ...

Whether you habitually crack your knuckles or your right knee pops every now and then, chances are you’re at least familiar with the sensation of a joint making a ridiculous sound and then feeling a ...

Occasionally cracking your knuckles or other joints is very common and usually not harmful. If it is accompanied by pain or swelling or follows an injury, it may be caused by an underlying condition.

Your body has millions of parts working together every second of every day. In this series, Dr. Jen Caudle, a board-certified family medicine physician and an associate professor at Rowan University ...