Life with Autoimmune Diseases & Chronic Illnesses

The Myth: Cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis in later life

The cracking sound in the knuckles is caused by the bones moving apart and forming a gas bubble – the sound is the bubble bursting. It is quite common to hear someone warning a knuckle-cracker that they will get arthritis, but the worst that can happen to a compulsive-cracker is that their finger joints may weaken over time. Arthritis is caused by a variety of things (such as crystal formations in the case of gout) – but knuckle cracking isn’t one of them.

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tooyoungforra:

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faithhopepain:

Rheumatoid Arthritis fatigue is a real tangible physical symptom of RA. I’ve read so many frustrating articles about RA fatigue that sound like the writers can’t articulate exactly what it is. Maybe I’ll help them out since an RA’er knows firsthand…

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faithhopepain:

I had a pretty decent day yesterday. The pain was manageable. My mood was so-so. When I get tired & sick, I am on edge. But, other than that I was fine. I was able to do my Kineret - that’s starting to get much easier.

Then I woke up this morning… I feel like death. It’s crazy how this disease…