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What happens when you “crack” a joint.

March 26, 2017 by bazleydc

For decades chiropractors call that sound of cracking your knuckles or joints a cavitation which is a mechanical event. Actually, the correct term is tribonucleation, which is also a mechanical phenomenon. There is wear and tear in cavitation which is not seen in tribonucleation. Clinically, being able to produce those sounds is not a sign […]

Filed Under: Functional Conservative Care Tagged With: cavitation, joint cracking, tribonucleation

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