Cracking your back or neck might provide quick relief and a satisfying popping noise — but is it a safe practice? "When you stretch or manipulate your spine, such as by twisting or bending, the ...

When you need to stretch out stiff muscles, it’s natural to hear a “snap, crackle, pop!” with no Rice Krispies in sight. But when it comes to your neck, you may be wondering if there may be any ...

Long tiring days at work with hours of being trapped in a fixed position, your back might feel stiff, tense or frozen. To find relief, you move and manipulate your back until you feel the stretch of ...

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation Katie Edwards is a health and medicine editor at The Conversation in the UK. Clodagh Toomey receives ...

Joint cracking is one of those habits most of us acquire without thinking about it. A knuckle popped mid-sentence. A back twisted as we stand up. A neck gently crunched while the kettle boils. It is ...