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Chiropractics: Full of Cracks or Full of Crap?
When you think of going to a chiropractor, do you think it's just about getting your back cracked? A visit to a chiropractor can be so much more than that.
Chiropractics is an alternative medicine, like Homeopathy, that treats disorders of the body by manipulation of the spine.
Naked + Alligator + Smoking Crack = Wack
Crack is wack, but do it naked and add an angry alligator, and you pretty much have this guy's crappy day yesterday.
Responding to calls from his neighbors, police in Florida arrived at 4 a.m. to the murky scene of a naked man struggling in a lake in the jaws of an 11-foot alligator.
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Knuckle Cracking Is A-OK
I have written about knuckle cracking in the past, exposing the notion that doing so causes arthritis for what it is a health myth — one that is perpetuated by grandmothers all over the US. One doctor took his research on the subject quite personally.
For 60 years Dr.
How-To: Heal Cracked Heels
Warm Summer weather inspires many of us to wear flip-flops and walk barefoot. When your feet are exposed to air, it can cause dry skin on your feet, which will create calluses. The pressure of pounding your feet on the ground when you run can then lead to heel fissures, or cracks in the skin.
You Asked: Are Popping and Cracking Joints Harmful?
Hi FitSugar,
I got a yoga DVD recently and I like it a lot, but every time I do some of the workouts, my joints tend to crack and pop a lot! It doesn't hurt, it actually feels kind of good the same way cracking your knuckles feels, but I'm worried I might be hurting myself without even knowing it. I'm fairly flexible with a dance and martial arts background, but yoga is stretching me in new and interesting ways.
You Asked: Does Cracking Your Knuckles Cause Joint Damage?
Dear Fit,
I have to admit that I love cracking my knuckles, but my gramma always says that I'm ruining my joints and I'll get arthritis when I'm older. Is she right?
—Cracky Kathy
This is a great question and you are not alone in the love of cracking your knuckles.
I Call It BlackBerry, You Call It CrackBerry
You all know I love my BlackBerry - so much in fact that even my mother has taken to saying, "do you have your crackberry?" before we go out together.
Clearly, I'm not surprised that CrackBerry.com, which is touting itself as the'Number One Site for BlackBerry Users and Abusers,' was launched this week.
You Asked: My Ankles Crack When I Walk Up and Down Stairs
You're asking and I'm answering . . .
Does Cracking Your Knuckles Cause Arthritis?
In order to answer this question, we first need to talk about arthritis. It's the name for a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints. Here are some examples:
- Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis are autoimmune diseases in which the body is attacking itself.
- Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection.
- Gouty arthritis is caused when uric acid crystals get deposited in the joints, which causes inflammation.
- The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (also known as degenerative joint disease), occurs after an injury or infection in the joint, or simply as a result of aging.
The Skinny on: Cracking Your Knuckles
When someone tells you that cracking your knuckles will lead to arthritis, they're wrong.
What exactly makes that "popping" sound? When you crack your knuckles, or back, or whatever, you are pushing the joint into or out of its normal position.
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