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Habitual knuckle cracking causes carpal tunnel syndrome.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that Habitual knuckle cracking causes carpal tunnel syndrome?

Unclear. The only relevant items are two records of the same 1990 study of 300 patients, which found no excess hand arthritis among habitual knuckle crackers but did find more hand swelling and lower grip strength. Neither item addresses carpal tunnel syndrome, so the evidence covers a related hand-function question rather than the claim itself.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 2
Are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome exercises effective?
2019
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Are Carpal Tunnel Syndrome exercises effective?. (2019). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43842/are-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-exercises-effective

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Effect of habitual knuckle cracking on hand function.
1990
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J, C. & D, A. (1990). Effect of habitual knuckle cracking on hand function.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.49.5.308

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Effect of habitual knuckle cracking on hand function -
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Effect of habitual knuckle cracking on hand function - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.49.5.308

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