On a scale of 1-10, how bad would you say cracking is?
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Blaze that illustrates nothing! As far as I can see he says Chiros do no harm at all! Just make you feel better!
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Neck cracking is risky. I'm not sure any other normal type of cracking is risky for a healthy person.
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Locker is right.
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Oh dear. I'm hurt.
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No worries - go to a chiropractor!
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Changed your offensive message here too Blaze.
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Neck cracking is risky. I'm not sure any other normal type of cracking is risky for a healthy person.
I'm not sure. An orthopedic surgeon who was treating me doesn't think neck cracking is any sort of big deal, but I have a narrowed spinal canal, protruding disks, and I need surgery on my neck. OTOH, nobody thinks cracking has anything to do with it. Maybe I cracked my neck trying to relieve the problems I'm having, who knows?
OTOH, I've cracked my fingers, elbows and spine very often. I have a bad back now but I seriously doubt cracking had anything to do with it, especially since it is my thoracic spine that cracks most. (usually over the back of a stiff chair that hits my back at just the right height.) I find that as I get older (I'm 58 ) I can't crack joints nearly as often.
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Funny that's what I'm finding too! I thought it would be the other way round! Maybe your joints loosen as you get older. Then you get arthrtis and can't move them at all!
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Hmm,, I couldn't put a number on it, it varies too much for me.
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