Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Key Takeaways Cracking bones is actually just the sound of joints popping and is ...

If you’ve ever popped or cracked your joints — by accident or on purpose — you’re not alone. There’s even a medical name for that crackling, clicking or popping sound your bones make: crepitus.

It's not hard to find the popular "bone cracking" videos online. Typically in the videos, a young social media influencer lays across a special table. Then an expert pushes and contorts his or her ...

Medically reviewed by David Kesselman, DC Key Takeaways Neck crepitus, or popping sounds, is usually caused by joint movement ...

The sounds that you hear when your daughter 'cracks' her bones are not actually due to any problem with her bones. They are caused by the normal movements of tendons or ligaments over joints which in ...

People may notice a slight popping or cracking sound when moving their neck. Often, the sound occurs due to the movement of air trapped within the fluid of the joints. It may also occur due to slight ...

I couldn't sleep. Then I found bone cracking videos by different chiropractors on YouTube, and suddenly my world changed. “You’re still kicking,” I can hear Gregory Johnson, DC, say in his signature ...

Habitual neck cracking, often mistaken for relief, can severely damage cervical structures and vascular health. This practice, stemming from gas release in synovial joints, can lead to ligament laxity ...

An age-old urban legend that claims cracking one’s knuckles will lead to arthritis may be old in every middle school child’s repertoire, but a look at the scientific literature finds that there is ...

Your body has millions of parts working together every second of every day. In this series, Dr. Jen Caudle, a board-certified family medicine physician and an associate professor at Rowan University ...