Do you ever wonder if cracking your neck or getting a chiropractic cervical manipulation is good for you? Dr. B shares her decades of expertise as an orthopedic surgeon.

What happens when you crack your neck? Your neck contains blood vessels, nerves, and complex, sensitive structures that can (with documented cases) be damaged, particularly by highvelocity neck cracking.

But what about when you visit the chiropractor and get a neck adjustment? Is there any benefit to that in medical studies?

Finally, Dr. B explains the difference between highvelocity neck cracking and when you're stretching or exercising, and your neck just pops.

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00:00 Intro
00:23 What is cracking your neck?
00:59 Why it's bad
01:25 Case study examples
02:10 Examples of appropriate neck cracking
02:44 Summary and next steps

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