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.

It’s quite common to hear your knees crack when you stand up or your knuckles pop as you stretch your fingers. These sounds, ...

Popping, clicking, rattling—these sounds from our joints can be unsettling, but are they cause for concern? Orthopedic specialist Chris Gee, MD, demystifies these auditory oddities, highlighting when ...

Joints emit a variety of noises, including popping, snapping, catching, clicking, grinding, grating, and clunking. The technical term for these noises is “crepitus”, from the Latin “to rattle”. People ...

Raymond Brodeur in the Ergonomics Research Laboratory at Michigan State University responds: To understand what happens when you "crack" your knuckles, or any other joint, first you need a little ...

If your joints make a popping noise, you're probably wondering what it is - and whether it's dangerous. But, did you know there's an actual medical term for it? Believe it or not, cracking joints is ...

Doctors refer to the cracking or popping of joints, like the shoulders, as crepitus. Though crepitus happens often, the reason that joints pop is not always clear. Cracking, clicking, and popping ...

If you love making your knuckles and other joints pop, you might’ve heard that doing so is “bad for you” and that “you’ll get arthritis.” Short answer: we’re not sure. Long answer: this video from Vox ...

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 ...