Can you crack your neck?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-01-25 10:47pm

I can...it's sorta scary...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-25 10:51pm

No, I had a bad encounter once when a mate did it and chipped one of his vertebrae I believe. He wasn't getting his calcium I guess.

It's generally not a good idea to do such a thing, cracking knuckles won't give you arthritis as parents may say, but it will compromise bone structure in later life and buggerthe joints up a bit (cartilage probably).

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-01-25 10:56pm

I can. Sometimes just but turning it the right way but most of the time I'd have to use a hand or two for a little extra twisting action.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-01-25 10:56pm

Yes, but that's because I almost broke my neck in a biking accident and messed up a couple discs among other things. I couldn't crack my neck before but now I can make the most disgusting cracking noises which is great for grossing out girls.

Edit: I can also crack my left wrist at will, but that's cause I broke a bone in my wrist and went around doing stuff for a week thinking it was just a bad sprain. The bone didn't knit together quite right and I've been able to crack my wrist ever since.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-25 10:59pm

I do sometimes, just because pressure builds up within the joints. Usually it's no problem, but sometimes it just aches (usually when temperature or humidity changes suddenly), and popping the neck releases the pressure differential. I can also pop all my fingers in two places, my wrists, my elbows, and my knees. Occasionally my toes and my ankles, but those rarely.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-25 10:59pm

aerius wrote:Yes, but that's because I almost broke my neck in a biking accident and messed up a couple discs among other things. I couldn't crack my neck before but now I can make the most disgusting cracking noises which is great for grossing out girls.

Lol, I bow to your superior girl grossing out techniques.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-01-25 11:07pm

neck, fingers, elbows, knees and big toes. That last one is a BITCH when you're trying to sneak up on someone or walk quietly.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-01-25 11:09pm

Kelly Antilles wrote:neck, fingers, elbows, knees and big toes. That last one is a BITCH when you're trying to sneak up on someone or walk quietly.

*Imagines Kelly trying to tip-toe upto someone and then all her joints unfasten leaving a jumble of Kelly on the floor*

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-01-25 11:22pm

I can crack my neck by reaching my right arm around the back of my head and grabbing my chin and pulling counter clockwise.

I can crack my wrists by doing little more than moving them.

I've freaked out a lot of people by doing these.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-01-25 11:23pm

I've never tied, and I don't see a point to it. Cracking various joints increase the risk and severity of arthritis later in life.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-01-25 11:28pm

First thing I do every morning is let loose several very satisfying cracks, from my neck and my knuckles. They've been relaxing for hours and they crack easily. Great way to start the day.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-01-25 11:47pm

I can by twisting my neck/backbone side to side.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-25 11:52pm

I can sometimes crack my neck twisting it side to side.

I can also crack my fingers, but only once in a while. Also can crack my toes.

I sometimes crack my knee, but that hurts most of the time.

And lastly, I've cracked the joint between my upper leg and my hip a few times. Sometimes hurts.

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2003-01-25 11:56pm

I can crack my neck, my back (which tends to pop in several spots at once,) my knuckles and the next joints up on my fingers, my thumbs, and every toe except my big toes (oddly enough.)

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-01-26 12:01am

Shinova wrote: And lastly, I've cracked the joint between my upper leg and my hip a few times. Sometimes hurts.

Ah yes, but sometimes it hurts worse when you DON'T pop that joint.

My age and the fact I was active when I was young contributes to my joints popping all the time.

LT.Hit-Man · Post by **LT.Hit-Man** » 2003-01-26 12:26am

I can crack all of my joints save for the right shoulder that has been pinned up due to it dislocating all the damm time.

When people say that I'm going to peices there not kidding.

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-01-26 12:26am

After I took up sword fighting I discovered that almost all my joints pop.....first thing in the morning I sound like a Rice Crispies commercial.....

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-01-26 01:39am

Yes, along with nearly every other joint in my body.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-01-26 01:48am

I used to be able to pop some bone in my chest. I don't know what it was, but I could hear and feel a grating noise around the middle of my chest.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-01-26 02:09am

Durran Korr wrote:I used to be able to pop some bone in my chest. I don't know what it was, but I could hear and feel a grating noise around the middle of my chest.

Just make sure you don't accidentally slice open your heart or something

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-01-26 03:16am

Can't do it, no particular inclination to try. The sound sends chills down my spine when I hear someone else do it.

I can, however, make the joints in my hands pop by making a fist and squeezing it. It's part of my anger management technique (breathe in, breathe out, pop hands, count to ten, say "DON'T stub your cigarette out in this asshat's eye", etc.)

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-01-26 03:36am

me, it's the ankles, I pop and crack them all the time,

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2003-01-26 03:42am

Well, I've been told by some of the little kids in the neighborhood that I sound like their grandparents when I stand up after sitting a while...

Yes, I can and do crack my neck, the movement is kinda wonky if I don't sometimes. I do it by taking a hand and pushing to each side.

My knees crack, so do the ankles, hips, and elbows (all of them are double jointed, and one knee and ankle are damaged. Knee has scar tissue under the kneecap from an unprovoked dog attack, and the ankle was broken last fall)

Obviously I also crack my fingers, they don't work when it's cold unless I crack them... The big toes also crack once in a while, but the noise is generally drowned out by the snapping and popping of my ankles... (after a few minutes of walking I can actually sneak up on someone, but before that time, I can be heard from a mile away)

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-01-26 11:35am

Okay here's a different one that I'm sure I'll regret mentioning.

I can pop my coccyx by cleanching my butt cheeks really hard while standing up.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-01-26 11:53am

Tsyroc wrote:Okay here's a different one that I'm sure I'll regret mentioning.

I can pop my coccyx by cleanching my butt cheeks really hard while standing up.

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Buns of Crunchy Steel!!!!™

As for me, I can't crack a damn joint in my body if I tried, but sometimes it happens randomly on its own.