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So why does it feel so good to crack your back? If you are feeling pain in your back or neck and it’s not getting better (or it’s getting worse), that’s definitely a sign to take a break from cracking your back and to talk to a doctor. That's a sign you should try to kick the habit before the situation becomes worse. For example, as you get older and the cartilage that helps your joints glide smoothly wears out, cracking your back can start to hurt, Dr. Some of this can change and evolve as you age. “Ultimately, it doesn’t matter why this happens it doesn’t hurt,” he adds. The good news is that cracking your back is usually pretty innocuous. So, the next obvious question is: Do you need to be worried about cracking your back? Is cracking your back safe? But what is very well established is that it feels ridiculously good and satisfying to do it. Anand says it likely applies to other areas you can crack, like your neck and knuckles.įor now it’s a bit of an unsolved mystery just what is happening in your body when you crack your back.
Whatever the mechanism behind cracking your back is, Dr.
There are also some less widely believed theories that have nothing to do with these gases, like that the cracking sound is actually your ligaments and tendons shifting after you apply force to your body, or that it happens because you don't have much cartilage in the area that you "cracked," so your joints can't glide as smoothly as they should. The average person is born with 33 vertebrae, but most adults only have 24 since some of the lower ones fuse together over time. With the help of vertebrae, or interlocking bones, it also supports about half the weight in your body. Your spine protects your spinal cord, a bundle of nerves that transmit messages between your brain and pretty much every part of your body. Down the center of your back you'll find your spine, which you can think of as "the scaffolding for the entire body," according to Cedars-Sinai Spine Center. So, let’s dive in to all things back cracking! Here’s an important primer on your spine.īefore you understand what happens when you crack your back, you have to know a bit about your back itself. What’s not up for debate is how damn good it feels. But what actually produces that resulting noise and feeling of relief? Oddly enough, what’s really happening when you crack your back is up for some debate (more on that shortly). “Cracking your back is very common,” Ferhan Asghar, M.D., assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at UC Health, tells SELF. If this describes you to a T, you’ve probably been cracking your back for years with no idea as to what, exactly, happens inside your body when you do it.Ĭlearly nothing is actually breaking, or cracking your back would seriously hurt and be nowhere near as popular as it is. Whether it accidentally snaps and crackles when you stand up or you whip out your best contortionist moves to make it happen, that little pop just feels damn good. There’s something about what happens when you crack your back that’s so unbelievably satisfying.
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