i cant stop it, and i've heard that it can affect my piano playing by giving me arthiritis and inflamation in my joints, and im only 16!!! please help, i dont wanna be a handicap pianist!!

You have two choices....

QUOTE (ConcertPianist @ Jan 6 2005, 05:12 AM)

i cant stop it, and i've heard that it can affect my piano playing by giving me arthiritis and inflamation in my joints, and im only 16!!! please help, i dont wanna be a handicap pianist!!

What???!!! Are you with arthritis already?
How do you crack your knuckles? By stretching your fingers back so they crack, pushing your knuckles back 'till they crack (and lots of other movements that I can't describe here) or what? I do those things all the time, especially when practicing. It actually relieves the fingers and makes them ready to play again. Or do you do it in a violent way?

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QUOTE (ConcertPianist @ Jan 6 2005, 05:12 AM) i cant stop it, and i've heard that it can affect my piano playing by giving me arthiritis and inflamation in my joints, and im only 16!!! please help, i dont wanna be a handicap pianist!! What???!!! Are you with arthritis already? How do you crack your knuckles? By stretching your fingers back so they crack, pushing your knuckles back 'till they crack (and lots of other movements that I can't describe here) or what? I do those things all the time, especially when practicing. It actually relieves the fingers and makes them ready to play again. Or do you do it in a violent way?

lol i dont have arthiritis already, but i fear that im going to get it if i continue this..... i believed that it relieved my figner also and made my fingers feel more freely, at least tahts what it felt like. i just push my knuckles downward, thats how i do it. it gets 'the kinks out'

I always crack my knuckles, and it really annoyes my friend!! I hope its not going to do anything awful to me!!

One way of breaking a habit is, when you find yourself doing it, then deliberately do it another four times. In the end you get so sick of it that you just give up!



Amber
x

QUOTE (Amber @ Jan 6 2005, 03:22 PM)

One way of breaking a habit is, when you find yourself doing it, then deliberately do it another four times. In the end you get so sick of it that you just give up! Amber x

but it takes time for your fingers to be able to get cracked again......and i never get tired of it!

this is a funny topic lol, it makes me cringe when people crack their knuckles xxx gd luck, lolz

QUOTE (Piano_Lady @ Jan 6 2005, 04:28 PM)

this is a funny topic lol, it makes me cringe when people crack their knuckles xxx gd luck, lolz

lol, i dont know y it makes people cringe. but thankss alot

Just the sound is horrible!! *hides ears from cracking*
It isn't good for your bones/joints, I think it makes them weaker.

QUOTE (nicki_flute @ Jan 6 2005, 05:51 PM)

Just the sound is horrible!! *hides ears from cracking* It isn't good for your bones/joints, I think it makes them weaker.

so i've heard

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Question:  Does cracking your joints especially the knuckles cause arthritis?  What are some of the results of doing so? Renee Knuckles/Albemarle High School/Charlottesville, VA. Answer: Cracking knuckles has NEVER been associated with causing arthritis. This concept is as wrong as saying weight lifting makes you short, or playing basketball makes you tall. The "popping" of the knuckles results from forcing joint fluid to very rapidly pass from one side of the joint to the other, where the "sides" are partitioned off by the main bones of the joint.  Let me rephrase that: a joint is an area where two or more separate and distinct bones meet.  The joint fluid provides a cushioning between the joints so that they don't grate into each other.  Cracking your knuckles forces the joint fluid from one part of the joint to another, and the popping sound is just the result of the high pressured rushing of fluid. Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by the loss of joint fluid from the joint, but it results from damage to the linings of the joint itself. It's tempting to claim that the high pressure flushing of fluid during a knuckle "crack" can cause damage to the lining, but there simply is no evidence to that effect.  It was probably made up by some very sensitive individuals who hate the "pop".

Source: http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio9...99/bio99443.htm

There ya go

QUOTE (freda_bloogs @ Jan 6 2005, 06:08 PM)

QUOTE Question:  Does cracking your joints especially the knuckles cause arthritis?  What are some of the results of doing so? Renee Knuckles/Albemarle High School/Charlottesville, VA. Answer: Cracking knuckles has NEVER been associated with causing arthritis. This concept is as wrong as saying weight lifting makes you short, or playing basketball makes you tall. The "popping" of the knuckles results from forcing joint fluid to very rapidly pass from one side of the joint to the other, where the "sides" are partitioned off by the main bones of the joint.  Let me rephrase that: a joint is an area where two or more separate and distinct bones meet.  The joint fluid provides a cushioning between the joints so that they don't grate into each other.  Cracking your knuckles forces the joint fluid from one part of the joint to another, and the popping sound is just the result of the high pressured rushing of fluid. Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by the loss of joint fluid from the joint, but it results from damage to the linings of the joint itself. It's tempting to claim that the high pressure flushing of fluid during a knuckle "crack" can cause damage to the lining, but there simply is no evidence to that effect.  It was probably made up by some very sensitive individuals who hate the "pop". Source: http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio9...99/bio99443.htm There ya go

wow...thanks alot.... NO ARTHRITIS FOR MEE

QUOTE (ConcertPianist @ Jan 6 2005, 01:07 PM)

lol i dont have arthiritis already, but i fear that im going to get it if i continue this..... i believed that it relieved my figner also and made my fingers feel more freely, at least tahts what it felt like. i just push my knuckles downward, thats how i do it. it gets 'the kinks out'

That's how I do it too, most of the time...

QUOTE (Katet @ Jan 6 2005, 01:54 PM)

I always crack my knuckles, and it really annoyes my friend!!

my friend does that, he really annoys me coz it goes right through me eek!

Must be said that I cringe every time I'm sitting peacefully somewhere like in class (though that is rare) and I hear some cracking and popping and you turn around and lo and behold, someone is cracking their knuckles!
Worse is when people do it deliberately, not that any of you people out there would do it!

Is there some sort of mute type thing you could put on your hands? It would help a lot, then you could crack them soundlessly!

a friend of mine couldnt stop cracking his knuckles at band today,its sooooo annoying

I do that i can't stop it though parents and mates always tells me off so thats a help so far but when im alone i panic then i crackkkk!! sorry

QUOTE (BabyBanana @ Jan 9 2005, 01:19 AM)

I do that i can't stop it though parents and mates always tells me off so thats a help so far but when im alone i panic then i crackkkk!! sorry

lol, its like trying to quit smoking.

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its like trying to quit smoking.

ahhhhhhhh
Just when they were relieving my fears about harming my joints....now I have an addiction problem!...lol

I love the cracking sound....

QUOTE (isabelsmells @ Jan 10 2005, 04:40 PM)

I love the cracking sound....

I cant stop it either! elmo always tells me off for doing it, and my sisters hate it, but its compulsive!

Let's face it chaps, there are far worse bodily noises that people can make...........!

Yes, but ergh, the cracking of knuckles just sounds horrriiiiibbbblllllllllleee

Katet- if you and me both end up at Bangor, you WILL NOT doyou hear me WILL NOT be cracking your knuckles every time we have a rehearsal or lecture!