Sure, it may feel good, but is cracking your back bad?
Three chiropractors all agree than the long-term consequences aren’t great.
But is cracking your neck and back actually bad for you?
Or is that a myth?
She cares for pregnant women starting as early as the first trimester all the way through delivery.
Dr. Colonello attended the Simon Frasier University in British Columbia.
Dr. Cappo holds additional board certifications as a Sports Physician and Webster Pregnancy Practitioner. She cares for pregnant women starting as early as the first trimester all the way through delivery. Mom’s appreciate her attention to detail in both movement and pain improvement as well as overall pelvic alignment during pregnancy.
He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at Florida International University.
Dr. Mangano is a chiropractor and registered yoga teacher.
She graduated in 2013 from Rowan University in New Jersey where she studied exercise science.
She is currently practicing in the Isle of Wellness studio in Stone Harbor, New Jersey.
Dr. Sadovnik is a chiropractor in New York.
Typically I answer this question with another question: Is it good to crack your back and neck?
Thats why the negative connotation of cracking arose in the first place.
Whats that cracking noise?
Generally, Dr. Lopez says that cracking your back is a bad idea.
Dr. Cappo holds additional board certifications as a Sports Physician and Webster Pregnancy Practitioner. She cares for pregnant women starting as early as the first trimester all the way through delivery. Mom’s appreciate her attention to detail in both movement and pain improvement as well as overall pelvic alignment during pregnancy.
This can compromise our muscle tissues, and result in joint pain and decreased range of motion.
But why does it feel so good to crack your back?
The sound makes you think something happened.
It makes you feel like you did something to your body.
But its not actual relief, she says.
So, yeah, hard pass.
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