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So, I injured my left index finger to the point of tendon interruption. It was approx 2018. I was fortunate enough to have surgery that repaired it to near 100% extension. So, I clearly have no synovial fluid at that joint. The tendons were in it, and so by necessity it was also violated. I just popped that knuckles, and it sounds exactly like the others. Anyone have any ideas?
Some kids cracked their knuckles. It annoyed some older adults, and instead of telling them to stop they made up some bullshit reason. Classic non assertive behavior. The kids, being kids, believed them. They continued believing them into adulthood. Thus, it became a myth that was passed down.
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I recommend reading up on the actual history of chiropractic ... I've seen articles that seem to make it clear that it was long con right from the start. I acknowledge that this is not the only view on the history.
“You have a fever because of the ghosts in your bones”
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Yeah, and with the q-tips, it seems trival to do it safely. For some reason, be aware or careful always gets compressed to avoidance
YouTube has some pretty awful videos of ear canals full of cotton fibers. Touching the eardrum is not the only risk.
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I also crack my fingers in the morning, over the day, and before sleeping. I also feel this "tension". But I am not sure whether it is a real "tension" or something my brain makes up to force me crack my knuckles which gives some perceived relief. Maybe I am just addicted to this relief. I haven't seen any research on this urge to crack and the possible tension. Is this a physical tension, some psychologically percei…
Gas buildup, is the best theory I’ve read.
I was just referring to the "urge" to crack my fingers. I thought, maybe this instant relaxation (with additional auditive feedback) results in an addiction which creates or increases my urge to crack.
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Gas buildup, is the best theory I’ve read.
Is it a theory, I thought it was exactly what causes it. The stretching depressurizes the liquidy thing in the joints and that causes dissolved gases to bubble out of solution in nucleation points. It's not really gas build up, but more like opening a can of coke, the pressure drop causes the equilibrium to shift and brings dissolved gases out of solution. At least that's what I thought it was.
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A physical therapist costs significantly more, which is why a lot of chiropractors in rural areas with a lot of manual labor are well looked upon. They are mostly just practicing physical therapy without a medical license which could get them in trouble if it wasn't considered chiropractic work. The pure quackery doesn't get them as far because most of their customers are too poor to regularly spend on woowoo crap. I…
> They are mostly just practicing physical therapy without a medical license Oh, well as long as they're only practicing medicine without a license, I suppose that's okay then...
In other news, media outlets continue to struggle with readership, should they stop debasing the profession?