“Is it bad to crack your ankles?”
I am a 29 year old female. I want to know if it is bad to crack your ankles?
5 Answers
Usually No. Unless it hurts when one does it.
It's not great. Try not to do it more than once a day.
Dr. Jonathan Donath, DC, MS
Dr. Jonathan Donath, DC, MS
Not necessarily. Usually what you are hearing is the ligament Popping over the bone. If you were to do it too much you could possibly stretch the ligaments and then create a more unstable joint but that would take a lot of popping.
If your ankles or any other joint cracks spontaneously and doesn't hurt, then don't worry about it. However, cracking your joints regularly is not a good idea. Never try to crack your joints as a treatment. See a professional.
It is not bad necessarily to crack your ankles, unless there is pain when they crack. Sometimes joints will crack when movement is introduced to them.
