Health Does constant finger-snapping really cause osteoarthritis?

Truth or myth: Do you get from finger-clicking arthritis?
"Do not stop cracking with your fingers - that's how you get arthrosis!" Everyone has heard such and similar warnings when he makes the typical, unpleasant sound with his fingers by pulling, bending or pressing. Is that really true?

Fingerknacken really causes osteoarthritis?
Over the past year, Canadian researchers have reported finding out why their fingers are cracking. But no matter what the cause is: cracking fingers are a true horror for many people. With some, the sound even causes goose bumps. Fingerknacken should be omitted not only out of consideration for the other people, but also for their own health. It causes arthritis. This is what the saying goes. Is that true??

It is said in the vernacular that fingernail can cause arthritis. An expert explains if that's true. (Image: Astrid Gast / fotolia.com)

Danger to the joints
Jacqueline Detert from the Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, said in a message from the news agency dpa: "There is no proof." She explained: "Cracking fingers can be an accompanying symptom of osteoarthritis", but " This does not trigger osteoarthritis. "However, there is another risk: According to the expert, the joint and ligaments have to be stretched over in order to crack the fingers. "If you do this several times a day, it can loosen your joints." In this case, loosening does not mean releasing tension, but rather teasing it. By strengthening the muscles can be countered.

How does arthrosis develop??
But if finger-clicking is not responsible, what is the cause of the painful joint disease - How does osteoarthritis develop? When the disease comes to increasingly severe wear of articular cartilage. In every human, joint wear occurs with increasing age. But there are other possible causes as well. According to health experts, the triggers range from orthopedic malpositions (O or X legs), overuse of overweight or obesity, metabolic diseases such as gout, to genetic predisposition, to inadequately treated sports and accidental injuries. According to the German Arthrose-Hilfe in Frankfurt am Main, osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease. Most affected are hands, knees and hips. Around five million people in Germany have osteoarthritis. (Ad)