Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Key Takeaways Cracking bones is actually just the sound of joints popping and is usually not a reason to worry. Painful joint cracking may be a sign of injury or ...

Have you ever heard the term crepitus? Probably not! But you do experience it every day. Crepitus is the grating, grinding, or crackling sound that accompanies the sensation produced by movement of ...

As people age, their ability to regenerate bones decreases. Fractures take longer to heal and diseases like osteoporosis only add to it. This represents a serious health challenge to the aging ...

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INDIANAPOLIS – For over a century, the science around bones has been rooted only in whatever an X-ray image was able to reveal. Bone research solely focused on mineral content through radiation images ...

Following is a transcript of the video. - [bones cracking] Antonio Webb: I love those sounds, but other people may cringe when they hear them. Hi, my name is Dr. Antonio Webb. I am an orthopedic spine ...