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Yes, a lot Yes, a little No difference at all No, it is actually a little slower No, it is a lot worse Have not been around long enough to compare Results Polls Votes 77  Forum FAQ  •  Search  •  Memberlist  •  Usergroups   •  Register  •  Profile  •  Log in to check your private messages  •  Log in Jointcrackers Forum Index » Joint cracking » Loosening of joints from long term cracking/pulling?    Goto page 1, 2  Next  Loosening of joints from long term cracking/pulling? « View previous topic :: View next topic »  Author Message neuropandemonium Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 1:22 pm    Post subject: Loosening of joints from long term cracking/pulling? Junior Jointcracker Joined: May 07, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Hey. I'm Amanda. This is my first time finding this forum. I didn't realize there were so many other habitual crackies out there, I thought it was just me. I've been cracking my back since I was about 8. Then progressing to my fingers -- 3 different ways for each finger -- and both of my thumbs (both pulling and pushing) my toes, elbows, neck, feet, knees, top of my legs (i.e popping at the top of my femur bone) as well as my wrists and shoulders. I also occasionally can "crack" the cartilage in the bridge of my nose. I'm now 21 so I've been doing this for many years, several times a day. I noticed now that if I lightly tug on the various joints in my fingers, they feel lose. Does anyone else get like this or know what to do about it? I'm guessing i need to strengthen the tendons. I don't have any pain, but I do have a frequent unsolicited, unwanted clicking in my arms at the elbow, in my legs, and sometimes in my fingers, my thumbs particularly. I'm trying to stop but I can't seem to do this...I'm like OCD with it or something. It just annoys the crap out of me if I don't crack a joint that feels like it wants to crack. What about everyone else? Is this common? Anyone else crack the top of their arm by pulling it away from the shoulder? Back to top bod8 Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:04 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly no with me its mainly my big toes and my neck/back. but OCD is apparently linked to cracking - there's quite a few posts on here about it if you take a look Back to top Blaze Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:33 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Yes, i lie on my bed with my shoulder hunched then move it down or to the side away from the shoulder. How do you crack your femur? _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top neuropandemonium Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:49 am    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: May 07, 2008 Posts: 6 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Blaze wrote: Yes, i lie on my bed with my shoulder hunched then move it down or to the side away from the shoulder. How do you crack your femur? I have two ways of cracking my femur (I guess it's my femur...it's at the top of my leg where the femur connects.) The most satisfactory way occurs when I am standing -- if I apply pressure to one of the legs until I feel that pressure feeling there, and then I slowly turn my upper body at the hip against the pressure feeling, it will pop. That way isn't as easy, but feels best. The other way that I do it gets both legs done at the same time. I just lay down flat and squeeze my legs together and they both pop. Back to top bod8 Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:35 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly neuropandemonium wrote: Blaze wrote: Yes, i lie on my bed with my shoulder hunched then move it down or to the side away from the shoulder. How do you crack your femur? I have two ways of cracking my femur (I guess it's my femur...it's at the top of my leg where the femur connects.) The most satisfactory way occurs when I am standing -- if I apply pressure to one of the legs until I feel that pressure feeling there, and then I slowly turn my upper body at the hip against the pressure feeling, it will pop. That way isn't as easy, but feels best. The other way that I do it gets both legs done at the same time. I just lay down flat and squeeze my legs together and they both pop. when you squeeze your legs together do you mean the knees touch? i've tried that before but its painful for me! Back to top Blaze Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:29 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Oh, i think i may have done that before but as Bod8 says - that hurts! _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:59 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly Blaze wrote: Oh, i think i may have done that before but as Bod8 says - that hurts! Back to top Blaze Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 6:08 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Not cool in this case. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:32 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly yeah well said actually Back to top Blaze Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:58 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Thank you _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:04 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly Back to the thread title, yes i think maybe tendons would get weakened but i'm not sure so don't quote me on that. although you can quote this post to reply to it if you like Back to top Blaze Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:46 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden bod8 wrote: Back to the thread title, yes i think maybe tendons would get weakened but i'm not sure so don't quote me on that. although you can quote this post to reply to it if you like Hah! Yeh i reckon too _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:55 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly lol Back to top Blaze Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:39 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Don't say don't quote me :p _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:49 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly haha ok Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Jointcrackers Forum Index » Joint cracking » Loosening of joints from long term cracking/pulling? 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