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What’s the crack?

I regret to say that I have a habit of cracking my knuckles. I鈥檝e read somewhere that it does no harm, but I am still far from convinced. Could it be damaging in the long run? If so, why?

Alex Cowley, Worthing, West Sussex, UK

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