What does it mean if your neck keeps cracking

Cracking your neck isn't necessarily "good" or "bad"—it depends on how you do it. Popping sounds that occur when you move a certain way or cracking when you apply gentle pressure to your neck is usually harmless.

However, cracking that causes pain can indicate an underlying injury or medical condition.

This article discusses neck cracking, including the potential dangers, reasons it might feel good, and how to do it safely.

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Why Neck Cracking Could Be Dangerous

Your neck contains many structures—including muscles, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels—that can be damaged from cracking your neck. A forceful neck-cracking technique (also called spinal manipulation) can also affect the joints between the spinal vertebrae.

While dangerous spinal manipulation results are rare, they can cause significant disability or even be life-threatening. Examples of adverse events that can occur with forceful neck cracking include:

• Stroke
• Spinal cord injury
• Injury to the nerves that are attached to the spinal cord

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