SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Snap, crackle, pop. If you’re a knuckle cracker, that familiar sound when you consciously pop your joints is like comfort food. You know it might not be so healthy for your hands ...

The human body has always been something of a two-legged calliope—a sound effects machine capable of an almost unlimited range of noises. Some are pretty easy to understand—the whistle, the sneeze, ...

UC Davis Health System research presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago helps resolve two persistent questions about knuckle cracking: What causes ...

Since 1939, there have been a couple of theories on what actually makes the distinct popping sound that comes with knuckle-cracking, from tightening fibrous capsules to vibrations in the tissue. A new ...