Russia (bbabo.net), - The habit of crunching fingers is not dangerous to health. This opinion was shared by a rehabilitation doctor, a sports medicine specialist, an expert at the UniProf Academy of Physicians Yulia Panteleeva.

The crunch in the joints is associated with cavitation - the formation and collapse of gas bubbles in the joint cavity, Yulia Panteleeva explained. In this case, there is no stretching of the tendons, repositioning of the bones. "This is an absolutely normal process. The sound should not be frightening, only if it is not associated with a chronic pain syndrome (in the area that crackles) or with a sharp pain at the moment of the crunch," the interlocutor comments.

However, crunching is not worth abusing, says Neya Georgieva, a therapist and senior medical consultant at Teledoctor 24. After all, with constant exposure to the joint capsule, you can get stretching, dislocation or pinching of the nerve. Instead of the usual crackle of fingers, if you want to relieve tension in the hand, it is better to do exercises: rotational movements of the hand, shaking them, locking, crossing the phalanges.

In some cases, the crunch should alert, said traumatologist-orthopedist Rashid Saidov. “Crunching can be caused by friction of thinned or inflamed articular surfaces. In this case, we are talking about arthrosis or arthritis,” the expert noted. “If clicks in the joints are accompanied by pain, swelling, impaired motor function, you need to urgently consult a doctor - an orthopedic traumatologist The doctor will check the condition of the entire musculoskeletal system, conduct a comprehensive examination, help identify the problem and solve it."

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