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Back to top Mhillqt Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:56 pm    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 16 the most awesome cracks i get in my neck are in the middle of a workout with weights.....usually after 10 minues of bicep curls, etc, I can just tense my neck and then turn it and i usually get a huge crack or multiple cracks that get deeper as I turn my neck...its pretty awesome and leaves me somewhat in awe but have been trying to stop this and have been somewhat successful. Back to top crazedgiggles Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:21 am    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Apr 14, 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Florida It's kind of hard to describe, but I'll give it a shot. The best way I get my neck to crack is by lying down on my back; usually it's best to do it in bed, but the floor will work also. Relax your neck and tilt it to the left, so it's as close to perpendicular to your spine as you can get it. Then put both hands against the right side of your neck (I always put one hand just below my ear, and another hand just above it). Then push your hands down and push your neck up against that pressure. For me, this almost always results in two or three nice cracks on the right side of my neck. Repeat for the left side, but just switch all the directions. Hopefully this helps! Back to top Patudo Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:48 pm    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Jul 17, 2006 Posts: 10 If the neck is stiff enough, I'll turn head as far left as possible, then lift chin and look upwards. Return head to normal position. Or, look up, lifting chin as far as it will go, then turn chin left and up, then right and up. If my neck is crackable, those techniques will crack it every time. Head back in normal position, just tilting your head right and up whilst tilting your chin to the left and up also works. Repeat vice versa to stretch and crack the other side. Few things feel better than a series of good solid neck cracks. I'll sometimes grab the hair behind my left ear with my right hand (reaching behind my back) and twist my head around in an anticlockwise direction. Repeat on the other side with the left hand twisting head around in clockwise. If everything goes right, the result is a specific click more or less in the middle of the neck that can't be achieved in any other way. (This is best done while lying on my back in bed with my head raised slightly). Also, grabbing the hair just behind my left ear and twisting anti-clockwise with counterpressure applied on the chin is great for cracking the very top of my neck, right behind the head. Otherwise, the rotational force exerted on my neck vertebrae by my head movements is normally sufficient to achieve the desired results for most other parts of the neck. Lifting the chin before turning the head/chin left and right focuses pressure on the upper neck vertebrae. Looking forward and tilting the chin left/right or looking to the side and then upwards focuses on the lower neck vertebrae. If the crack 'is there', just the action alone is normally sufficient; very little additional pressure is needed. Back to top Shoulder_Popper Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 1:22 pm    Post subject: Careful Junior Jointcracker Joined: Aug 11, 2006 Posts: 6 I'm not sure if it's true or not, but I remember in High School someone produced a news story to me about a man who effectively broke his neck while twisting it. When I asked my doctor about it, she didn't know of such an event, but she did say that as a "cracker" herself, she doesn't twist her neck. Back to top ccrakker Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:38 am    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Aug 25, 2006 Posts: 5 I am bummed that I am no longer able to crack my neck Back in high school, I could just stand straight up, and just drop my head to the left and then to the right. I would get a drumroll of cracks each way. Grossed out everyone within earshot. I think it was due to my slight frame (at the time). I was 6'3" and about 165 lbs.. My neck was "like a stack of dimes". I now weigh.... MORE than that...!!! I think my neck is too thick now. Weird thing: My 17 year-old son... 6'2", 155 lbs....and he's taken over the family business!!!! Cracks his neck the same way dad used to, with the same results..!!! So proud.!! Back to top Blaze Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:41 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Patudo wrote: If the neck is stiff enough, I'll turn head as far left as possible, then lift chin and look upwards. Return head to normal position. Or, look up, lifting chin as far as it will go, then turn chin left and up, then right and up. If my neck is crackable, those techniques will crack it every time. Head back in normal position, just tilting your head right and up whilst tilting your chin to the left and up also works. Repeat vice versa to stretch and crack the other side. Few things feel better than a series of good solid neck cracks. I'll sometimes grab the hair behind my left ear with my right hand (reaching behind my back) and twist my head around in an anticlockwise direction. Repeat on the other side with the left hand twisting head around in clockwise. If everything goes right, the result is a specific click more or less in the middle of the neck that can't be achieved in any other way. (This is best done while lying on my back in bed with my head raised slightly). Also, grabbing the hair just behind my left ear and twisting anti-clockwise with counterpressure applied on the chin is great for cracking the very top of my neck, right behind the head. Otherwise, the rotational force exerted on my neck vertebrae by my head movements is normally sufficient to achieve the desired results for most other parts of the neck. Lifting the chin before turning the head/chin left and right focuses pressure on the upper neck vertebrae. Looking forward and tilting the chin left/right or looking to the side and then upwards focuses on the lower neck vertebrae. If the crack 'is there', just the action alone is normally sufficient; very little additional pressure is needed. Interesting as when i turn my neck up i get a few cracks but haven't yet turned it to the side whilst in that upright position. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:52 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly ccrakker wrote: I am bummed that I am no longer able to crack my neck Back in high school, I could just stand straight up, and just drop my head to the left and then to the right. I would get a drumroll of cracks each way. Grossed out everyone within earshot. I think it was due to my slight frame (at the time). I was 6'3" and about 165 lbs.. My neck was "like a stack of dimes". I now weigh.... MORE than that...!!! I think my neck is too thick now. Weird thing: My 17 year-old son... 6'2", 155 lbs....and he's taken over the family business!!!! Cracks his neck the same way dad used to, with the same results..!!! So proud.!! lol yeah i think its common amongst teenagers Back to top Blaze Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:54 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden As we find out how to do it young. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top bod8 Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:44 pm    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Mar 24, 2008 Posts: 1034 Location: South-westerly what a way to spend teenage years... lol Back to top Blaze Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:09 am    Post subject: Supreme Jointcracker Joined: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 1463 Location: Sweden Yep admist others. _________________ Leaving on June 4th Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First     Page 1 of 1 Jointcrackers Forum Index » Joint cracking » neck cracking techniques Jump to: Select a forum General----------------Feedback & suggestionsOff-TopicHelp Joint Cracking----------------IntroductionsJoints in generalJoint cracking Medical----------------SymptomsDiagnosisCausesTreatment  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum DAJ Glass (1.0.5) template by Dustin Baccetti EQ graphic based off of a design from www.freeclipart.nu Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Forums © All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. 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