hi everyone,

does anyone else constantly think about cracking their neck?

i really enjoy the sensation of my neck popping and thus think about it way too much! in fact sometimes i find myself constantly stretching my neck hoping it will pop… fully knowing that it will not as it is not stiff enough.

does anyone else get agitated by a particular joint which they 'need' to crack and maybe obsess about?

i know how u feel. for some reason it is great to crack the joints of others!

As an extension of this point does anyone enjoy it when they are simply out and about and hear/see an unknown individual crack their neck/back etc? i think it is pretty cool… an unspoken understanding!

yep i def think u can train and learn how to crack ur joints.

i recall when i first learnt how to crack my neck, whereby to begin with there was nothing. but then i learnt when i woke up after sleeping that by pulling my neck from side to side i could get many pops!

after doing that for a while i was (and still able) to simply move my neck to crack it - which i think stems from the initial learnt response.

hi everyone,

i thought it would be cool to ask how you all started to crack your joints and why?

for example, i remember starting when i was young during one particular summer vacation. it so happened that my older sister knew how to pop her joints, and showed me how.

after that i was hooked.

do you have similar experiences of someone 'teaching you' or perhaps you learnt independently?

hi,

i know what you mean. u can kind of do the same thing by leaning off the side of the bed, by pushing on ur lower back forward and twisting backwards with your upper back. it is almost the same, but of course not identical.

i def think one can train their joints to crack.

for example i remember attempting lots of different pulling and twisting motions to make my neck and back crack until i could get the 'crack!'.

now i guess it is a constant.

i have been cracking various joints for a long time and def have noticed greater dexterity. perhaps it is from all the constant stretching and pulling.

hi everyone,

was just wondering - how do you crack your neck?

when i was younger my neck used to crack all the time, but now it seems less frequent. although my desire to crack my neck has increased!! i don't know why.

anyway.. feel free to share how u release the tension in your neck.

no i am the same after a run or weights - i can really let out some great neck cracks!!

i def enjoy cracking my neck the most - i have also tried and failed many times to stop because i do worry about my neck.

does anyone else when they just roll their neck around hear REALLY loud grating sounds. its kinda scary!!

yeah i agree.

i really need to stretch out my neck. especially when out and about, stress just increases and the only way to get relief is through some joint cracking.

i to have a very flexible neck, back, fingers etc.. but is this def due to joint cracking over all these years?