@richworth: HI all i'm currently in my final year at the european school of osteopathy and am mid way through my final research paper. i am searching for research my the medical profession in to a change in grip strength after finger cracking. if any of you know where there is some research i'd love to get hold of it. please let me know. thanks in advance for helping. rich Well i am 14 and i used to crack my fingers. It was my New Years Resolution to stop and i have successfully - i only succumb to the temptation when i am nervous. But when i used to wake up - i would have very little grip and i would crack to get feeling. Even after that it was still hard to. Hope this helps - next to stop cracking, my neck Blaze