The impacts of cracking your back or neck can include joint hypermobility, sprains or strains due to taking the joint too far past its proper range of motion — and even a fracture if too much ...

As for intentionally cracking your back, that “is usually safe, as cracking your back may promote feelings of relaxation and improve range of motion,” says Hossein Elgafy, MD, professor of ...

Endorphins are released by your body to help manage pain. When you crack your neck and endorphins are released, this gives you a feeling of satisfaction and pain relief.

But cracking your knuckles in excess can still irritate your joints, potentially causing discomfort and/or pain, Dr. Chen says. If that's the case, it would be wise to scale back and leave your ...

Dr. Idries Abdur-Rahman discusses why it’s not recommended to crack your back and neck to relieve tension, because it could make it worse. Dr. Jamil Abdur-Rahman says hair and nail supplements ...

Although this is a common scare tactic, “ studies [dating back from 1998] have shown no significant correlation between habitual knuckle cracking and the presence of hand osteoarthritis,” says ...

No matter your position on knuckle-cracking, you've probably heard several myths about what it does to the body. Perhaps your parents warned you as a child that cracking your knuckles is bad for ...