Knuckles Toes Ankles Neck Spine Joint Cracking Community

The SpineCare Chiropractic group posted an article on 5/11/2003 which eluded me so far. hp was so nice to share this link with us.
Check it out now!

I'll quote the summary:

SUMMARY: If you often crack or pop your neck yourself, it probably means that the joints are hypermobile. The ligaments are a bit lax so the joints move a little more than they should. In response, the muscles tighten up to stabilize the joints. This makes your neck feel tight and makes you want to crack it. When you do that, the muscles are momentarily stretched, they relax somewhat, and you feel better for a while. But when you crack your neck you also stretch the loose ligaments further which makes the muscles tighten up again. It’s a vicious cycle.

I dissected this article and distributed all relevant information to the respective forums and threads to enable detailled discussion.

Do your experiences confirm the findings? Where do you differ? Join in on the fray!