DeepBound
Contributor
We know that the joints are often the first place that decompression sickness manifests itself, and this is caused by nitrogen bubbles.
I've read that the sound your knuckles make when you 'crack' or 'pop' them is from nitrogen bubbles being released.
So, is there any link between a need to crack your knuckles and diving a lot?
I've been doing more deep dives near the NDL lately and I'm having a problem with this, to the point where my knuckles are sore, although I'm not sure yet if they are more sore after diving or not. Just that they seem to want to be cracked a lot.
Could this be a sign that I'm overloading myself with nitrogen? Should I spend more time doing deco stops to prevent damaging my joints/knuckles?
I've read that the sound your knuckles make when you 'crack' or 'pop' them is from nitrogen bubbles being released.
So, is there any link between a need to crack your knuckles and diving a lot?
I've been doing more deep dives near the NDL lately and I'm having a problem with this, to the point where my knuckles are sore, although I'm not sure yet if they are more sore after diving or not. Just that they seem to want to be cracked a lot.
Could this be a sign that I'm overloading myself with nitrogen? Should I spend more time doing deco stops to prevent damaging my joints/knuckles?