Cracking knuckles
A comment about…. Despite the wisdom of aged female spouses…Cracking one’s knuckles DOES NOT cause arthritis or big joints. The popping sound is a natural process as tension is relieved in the joint. Certainly, if the joint is reefed too hard it can be sprained and if done incessantly day after day the joints may become looser. Yet ‘cracking the knuckles’ a few time a day is essentially harmless and may even prevent arthritis. It can however, be annoying to people nearby! Stepping on cracks is another story…. Research supports that mothers are in danger from children stepping on cracks in the sidewalk. The best remedy is to buy the children off with generous amounts of Popsicle’s.