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| Biggest mysteries unraveled?! |
 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!
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| ResearchPennState Article |
Sanjiv Naidu, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at the Penn State College of Medicine
and an orthopaedic surgeon at Hershey Medical Center posted an interesting article on joint cracking and the risk of permanent damage mentioning our growing community:
Although the actual process of cracking a knuckle may take only a few
milliseconds, the relief that some people feel from it is palpable.
Chiropractors make a business out of manipulating joints to reduce
stress, and dedicated joint-crackers even have their
own Web site and discussion board, on which to exchange anecdotes. If you're among them, it's likely that
the only consequences you'll face for your popping and snapping will be
comments from friends and funny looks from innocent bystanders.
Let's hope what he writes is true and we are really just following a strange hobby of sorts with no underlying physiological root cause. In any case it cannot possible harm to share more anecdotes! :)
Read the full article here.
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| Cracking your back without moving |
Found in Kiffin's Blog at http://www.kiffinsblog.com/archives/2002/07/crackedtycrack.html in a comment from Emma.
The 2004 65th annual American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation conference in Phoenix, Arizona, revealed the development of an upcoming "Traction" device.
"Traction" is like the ultimate back-stretch. The patient is
strapped into this machine (very similar to the torture device seen in
"The Princess Bride" (1988) - but much more comfortable) and slowly
stretched to ease the tension on the lower back, lumbar vertebrate and
disks. It feels great. But unfortunately, it didn't make Seth any
taller.
This is what the machine looks like:
Discuss in the forums.
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