It hurts REALLY BAD! my Knuckle, what did i do?

last night i have the urge to pop my knuckles, as i do sometimes. well i have the urge to do this cause it be kind hurting. so when i be about to pop it, i bent it, and i have a HORRIBLE pain underneath the skin on my one knuckle. its now swollen merely on my knuckle, not my whole finger. it really hurts to streach it and it have a tighnening feeling when i bend it. i dont want to travel to the Emergency Room. but i do want to have some accepted wisdom of what this is. i doubt its broken, cause i wasnt doing anything. so could i enjoy pulled a muscle? is that possible? could it be an air bubble? what could it be? its still swollen, smaller amount than it was finishing night, but still swollen non the smaller amount. HELP?!? i have a splint type piece on it, should i keep it on in attendance, or move my finger as much as possible?
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How much force did you use when you did it? and HOW did you go in the region of cracking the knuckle?

It's really hard to vote what happened.. but if you follow up and I remember I'll provide you my best guess.

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being that i am not a doctor, i will answer to the best of my fitness.

it is quite possible that you pulled a muscle. you should own the doctor check it out regardless of what anyone says here. try to move it as little as possible. You shouldnt pop your knuckles any. I do it all the time, but i'm really trying to break the craving. you can get arthritis from it! all right, hope it stops hurting! =]

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It almost sounds approaching a bursa. Does the swelling feel resembling it has fluid underneath it? If it is the swelling should go down unhurriedly as well as the anguish as the body absorbs it. It should be okay and step away on it's own. Using the splint, thereby keeping it immobile, will help. I'm not sure i.e. what this is as I've only see it on the elbow "tennis elbow", but it does kind of nouns like it. See your Dr. if it doen't start to subside.

Would you see a physician assistant?

you probably pulled a muscle. I pop my knuckles adjectives the time and I am trying to stop. You can get arthritis.

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You may hold dislocated the joint, aim medical advice