The desire to pop the neck or back is caused by tension from a jammed or fixed vertebra, called a subluxation. When a chiropractor adjusts the spine, each bone is examined and aligned, when necessary, from the top of the spine to the bottom. The frequent popping of one or a few bones over and over without a complete alignment of the spine causes weakening of the associated muscles and ligaments.

The want or need to "crack" or "pop" your neck or back is caused from vertebral subluxation. When one area of the spine is not moving (hypomobile) another area of the spine is compensating or "cracking" moving too much (hypermobile). These are all effects of spinal or vertebral subluxation. The area not moving (hypomobile) should be adjusted and the spine should balance out.

This question is commonly asked because people associate the “cracking” or “popping” of their back or neck with a chiropractic adjustment. The two are not the same thing. If you have the desire to “crack” your neck or back it is often because one area of their spine has restricted motion, causing another area to move too much and “pop”, sometimes by itself.

If a person is able to make the joints in their spine "crack" easily, it usually means that part of his or her spine is hyper mobile or moving more than it should. This means that other parts of the spine are hypo mobile or not moving enough. These areas are where the problems are. In order for the body to work efficiently in the short term and sustain in the long term, each joint must work in its' own normal range of motion.

The desire to "Pop" the neck or back is caused by the pressure or tension of stiff and tight joints. The chiropractor's job is to restore smooth movement and full mobility to these joints. When a person tries to do this themselves, it is unlikely that they are able to differentiate which joints actually need to be addressed. Because of this, the stiff joints are rarely dealt with and the symptoms will reoccur in a very short period of time.

We have heard of this practice, but cannot ethically recommend it unless your friend is trained in manipulative therapy. Knowledge of the skeletal and nervous system, diagnostic interpretation and methods of testing and treating the spine are essential in performing safe and effective treatments.

The desire to pop the neck or back is caused by tension from a jammed or fixated vertebra, which causes another part of the spine to compensate by moving too much and "popping" a lot. the jammed part should be adjusted by a chiropractor so that the rest of the spinal column will balance and stop being so movable and noisy.

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Lifting involves not only the muscles of your legs and low back, but the muscles in your arms and across the top of your shoulders as well. Jutting your head forward provides more leverage for the shoulder and upper back muscles and adds a little strength. When you watch people trying to lift heavy objects, you will notice that one of the first things they do is stick out their chin. Arching the neck and pulling the chin up tightens the small muscles at the base of the skull.

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