1. Let neck fall down (left, right) 2. Gentle neck rolls 10-12 both ways 3. Clasp hands, squeeze neck muscles-chin to chest (30 sec) 4. Chin tucks- chin neutral to floor, tuck in-out while shoulderblades squeeze and chest is out (hold 3 sec) (10-12)
I originally watched this video about 3-4 days ago, I've gone from cracking my neck with my hands every 10 minutes or less to rolling my neck around to crack it every 20-30 minutes and I've only cracked my neck with my hands twice since. Not only has my neck felt a lot better but my mood has been so much better. You have actually saved my life, thank you so much.
Genuinely thank you for the review. I started cracking my neck out of nowhere little less than year ago, I've been doing it all day everyday and my neck is fucked.
I really wish I had you when I was a teenager!! No doctor I’ve ever been to took the time to explain these things. And if they had, I probably would not have been in pain for the past 17 years.
im 27 ive been cracking my neck for 14 years to the point that my right side doesnt crack anymore, which makes me pull even harder on that side. So one day i pulled too hard and injured something. I got dizzy, my heart started pumping, i couldnt eat for 3-4 days, i was waking up every 2 hours at night ( with nightmares), i couldnt get an erection for 10 days. I Felt pressure on the right side of my face and behind my right eye, i was constantly in depression. After a month it started to get better, i am trying not to touch my head with my hands, im doing all sorts of exercises, i ve been to a chiropractor 6 times and i must admit he helped me alot . its been 3 months since my injury. I can eat and sleep normally, somedays i can still feel the pressure behind my right eye or light headedness( rarely now) and depression. but i think its getting better i just need to stop cracking and twisting my head. 1 thing that hasnt goten better is the constant ringing in my right ear. Till today i didnt know this was an addiction so i had to get this off my chest and hopefully i can help u somehow to stop cracking your head :D
Martinikarlo The rinding in ur ears might be tinnitus, it’s where there is constant ringing in your ear/ears that you will have for the rest of your life, there has been no cure for it now but maybe later in the future. I also have ringing In my ear also but I got used to it and most of the times I don’t even notice it.
I thought I was the only who has been addicted in cracking necks. I have had this bad habits since I was 13. I didn't take it seriously, but then I'm starting to worry now because i've been doing this all day , non stop, my neck starts to feel the pain. I can't stop it even if I want to, my brain tells me to crack it. Now I see this video, I hope this helps me my crack this dangerous habit. Thank you for your instructions.
Thank you Doctor, I'm 35 years old, Asian, 180cm, 71kg, been having tight neck and shoulders and have been cracking my neck for 5+ years, tired and wake up tight and tired, and lots of knots in my body, especially the right arm.. This video really helps me and I'll keep doing these stretches and strengthening exercises.. hope to improve my condition, it is frustrating and I'm glad you share your helpful videos with everyone. Jack
Been cracking for the last 10 years, been doing this for a week now and it’s helping so much. Still get the urge to crack but the exercises really help. Thanks doc hope this helps long term!
Thank you so much for this video. I have been cracking my neck since I was a teenager, but I have been feeling like I need it multiple times a day lately. It’s so bad, I get tension headaches, migraines and ear aches that make me feel like neck cracking is the only thing that will bring relief. But it’s so temporary, These stretches have really been helping. I hope the damage of years of neck cracking is reversible with these ongoing exercises. Thank you so much, you have no idea how valuable this is!
I am in to much pain for these exercises ,have you used any medication for your neck issues ,I think I messed up my neck by cracking it for YEARS ,i am scared 😨
I just can't stop it.. but most of the time it is in the Trap area when I tilt my head left and right ... It cracks like I don't know how to explain it... but it feels good.. :(
I've been looking a lot into habit change and one thing that I picked up from someone is keeping track every time you participate in a bad habit. Supposedly your body will start to self-regulate once you start keeping track of how often you do something. I started tallying the number of times a day I would crack something in a little booklet. I'm in day three so I'm not sure how well it works but I already see a sizable drop off from day one to day two.
Thanks Doc! I always feel like cracking my neck, but know that it's not good for my neck... Thanks to your video, I now know why, and how to get the same relief without the injury!
Ino this is late but I've been cracking my neck for a month or so and after watching some vids I learned that cracking my neck will damage my neck in the future this vid has really helped me
wow i am very impress when i heard his first solution. not impress of his option he gives us, but impress of myself doing the same thing as he said. pull the head down and move to right and left. i used to used my hands to pull my head to make that cracking sound. then i realize it didnt help make it worst. then after a very long time passes, i start doing some exercise, carry some weight, then i feel a bit tightening on my trapezius muscles, then i realize every times i moved my head to downward and move to both right and left side, i feel there are these muscles from my neck down to my body, get scratched and it feel good. so i started to do this when ever i feel heavy on the same area. then i doubt my action and afraid if i might hurt my neck again, so i somehow come to this channel. thank you. i love this channel. thanks doc.
So happy to have found this. I have so much pain in my shoulder, back and neck and this makes me want to click it all the time. In the past I've had pins and needles in my hands as a result and i think it's causing more pain. Gonna try and do this every day!
Thanks Doc! Just watched this, I’m a neck cracking addict, it has gotten worse and I find myself doing it severally everyday, I’m glad I found this video and I’ll put all you showed to use. Hopefully I can stop the bad habit of always cracking my neck. Thanks AGAIN! - it’s ACD
day 1 of starting to do these exercises. i have bad neck habits , turning my head relieving cracks etc. i get massive migraines due to this. i crack my neck a lot also in stressful situations for some reason. but its getting really bad with the headaches and I'm hoping i can stop. these exercises feel amazing already. thank you
wow thanks. im a full-time student and putting pressur because of my studies has led to crcking my neck eventually addiction. Im amazed at how this works and im thnakful for it. I will share this with any one who has this problem. For viewers, this actually works and make sure to watch full video; dont forget to share. :)
I've been cracking my since the 5th grade. I'm 23 years old and its constant pain and I literally go through my day cracking my neck from side to side constantly. I look dumb af and the pain is hell
@@linoeilxx6562 same im 13 and I loon so stupid in class what i do is just resist it and try to think about something else and its becoming less consistant
I have been doing this for a few years now and my trap and neck muscles are constantly under pain, like through out the day. Very happy to come across this video helping me break the habit. These stretches will subsequently heal the pain or is it too late?
Avinash Rn I have degenerative disk disease and it is not too late you need to stop cracking it by yourself and have a chiropractor make it aligned and once u feel it aligned never go back to a chiropractor because any cracking will offset the alignment . u need to do a bunch of neck and trap exercise too re stabilize l9ose muscles
Thank you doctor, ive been doing this for about a year now and im so worried that my neck was gonna crack hard or break one day. Ill try these out thank you
Miranda Bolsinger a few weeks ago I pulled so I hard I got an instant headache and I was dizzy for 4 days. It was so scary. I've slowly been cutting back (mostly because my neck won't crack anymore, like it's out of order). I notice now that when I try to crack my neck I get a headache and it just hurts. I just want to stop. The dizziness really scared me.
+ASMRyouVEGANyet? Dang i would bw really scared too, i cracked my neck four times yesterday and im gonna try an cut back wveryday and if i get tense i think ill juat take a warm bath or something tp loosen the muscles. Good luck with healing yur neck best of wishes!!!
I have such a bad habit of cracking my neck. I work from home in front of a computer 8-10 hours a day. I came across this video by coincidence and just tried these exercises. The stretching feels really good. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips on how to stop the addiction of cracking ones neck. Look forward to viewing your videos 😊
Thanks doc. it really helped i used to have this problem, wear I would crack my neck like 500 times a day, and i was tired of it, my neck would hurt all the time and i just couldn't stop. so i looked a video on how to stop cracking your neck. And then i came across this video and it really helped. My neck doesn't hurt any more, and i feel good thanks to these neck executrices.
Thx doc i am a filipino that's addicted to cracking my neck and now i realize that it could break one day i will do this everyday and make my neck relief and thx that you teach me thx
Thanks for the video! I just took an IT job and I feel like I always need to crack my neck, but one roof these exercises relieved the sensation, and helped exercise those muscles. Thanks, doc!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have been in so much pain and discomfort for the last 10 months I am fortunate that i've only been experiencing real pain for the past year. I can't imagine living with this for 5+ years it must be agonizing. I could barely sit still in class because it is too uncomfortable for me to be seated for extended periods of time. I am curious if anyone else has problems with sitting and if they have adopted a more active lifestyle to avoid the urge to pop their neck?
Ive been cracking my neck for about 20+ years since i watched the fight scene with Jamie Scott Lee movie about Bruce Lee. Hopefully this will stop the habit and stop my neck and shoulder pain.
I have to say my story... 8 months ago I hurt my neck. Doctors wanted to operate on my neck as my C5 compressed spinal cord. My whole left side of my body was painful and I could not move my right leg and my right wrist. I run away from emergency and have not seen any Doctors since. I was watching you tube videos and I came across you. Doctor I played Football(soccer) today with my son just by following your videos. God bless you my Friend. And for all other people reading this Never Ever Give Up. I also use supplements like Magnesium... The only pain killer is Lyrica 150mg 2 times a day. I was 2 months on Oxycontin 80-120mg a day depends on pain. Those 2 months I did not sleep sometimes 1 hour a day. I am fasting now as well for 40 days and feel a lot better. You always make me feel a great day and I wish you all the best in life you are a great Man!!! ;) P.S English is my second language so sorry for bad sentences.
I know what are you writing about Marko, i'm driving on a similar road since one year but one vertebrae down, C6. You'r right: Never Give Up! I'm happy to feel pure compassion, now. Stay well!
Your English is very good. You might want to consider Turmeric a great natural anti-inflammatory. It would be nice if you can get off your Lyrica in the future. Talk to your doctor
motivationaldoc i confirm, in my experience was turmeric very good to reduce inflamation, at hospital the doc prescribed Lyrica, but i never tooked. Thank you for the nice work Dr. Mandell!
I totally understand avoiding surgery but dont think this means you have to avoid all doctors. There are many treatment perspectives and not all Doctors go straight to a surgical solution. It is wise to be hesitant to go under the knife unless you absolutely have exhausted all options but from the sound of your post you did not seek any treatment for your injury . In my opinion you really could benefit from the right therapy. Your quality of life should be as little effected by an injury as possible and there are some fantastic options other than surgery. You need to see a good manual therapist. My suggestion is an experienced Chiropractor. I will admit I am biased and very much appreciate the profession of chiropractic but I also know the results of conservative treatments and have heard far too many stories like yours or sad stories about unnecessary surgeries and poor outcomes. If you need a recommendation for a good and well studied Chiropractor dont hesitate to ask me personally if you need. I can make calls and do some homework on your area. best of luck to you sir. - Stan Hanna
Say that to the millions of folks who suffer from it daily. I have it and work, but its painful as hell. Hope you never have to experience the "fake" pain that you describe.
Thanks Doc, this is exactly what I needed to do, also I have a consultation with a chiropractor to have things adjusted correctly. These videos are great, thank you!
Thank you so much! I’m hoping to put these tips to good use. I’m 16, and have developed this habit at quite the early age. I’m hoping to crack down on this as soon as possible. Not pun intended!
Thanks man I’ve had this habit for about 6-8 months and I try to stop but I can’t cause its like I feel relief when I’m actually damaging my neck and it’s my first day doing this and I feel some relief already 👏👏👏
ohky! firstly bundle of thanks to u doctor for awaring us. i m 25 years old,i m badly addicted to neck cracking since 12 years.yes 12 years😢😢😢.i feel pain in my neck,back of bead,shoulder blades,left upper arm.i feel pain 24/7 .blv me it never goes away. i went to 4 doctors for consulting this issue.idk why they gave me calcium mdcn,vit c and d tblets..they never asked me for x-ray or anything. finally in september 2016 ,i went to dr and started weeping bcz of pain.he asked me for MRI.and findings came up like my cervical bone is straighten up. he gave me mdcn,i took on and off,now neck cracking habit is more worst as its my childhood habit ,and i feel pity on me.i want to stop it .as my dr said its just bcz of my neck cracking habit .nothing any injury or other thing. i m in need to stop this habbit .aa now i m feeling more health loss like i feel like everything around me is moving roundly on me,i feel like its earthquick ,mamy times i just fell off bcz of that dizzy and earthquick feeling .. i need ur comment on it.
I honestly don’t know what to believe but I truly want to stop. Addiction is addiction regardless. I always thought it was bodily maintenance like you do on your car.
You are angel I have clicking sometimes when I move my neck it is loud in my head lol Doing the exarcize ith hands I had pain in my head ...wow what a release...many thanks. ☆☆♡ your info is amazing I am recomending to my clients...blessings ♡☆
I have a lot of trauma to my stomach muscles because of complications from medicine and that left me with my stomach muscles lock up so tight it felt unnatural and was extremely painful. After going to a wise man he gave me different pressure points and gave me a regiment of walking in drinking lots of water and after a year and a 1/2 the tightness came out of my belly. The problem is a couple days later the tight muscles showed up in all of my appendages like my legs arms and shoulders. Any suggestions on how to loosen chronically tight muscles. I also believe I have chronic low magnesium but I have been taking supplements which have been helping a lot. Thank you ahead of time for any advice, be blessed you're doing a great job! Love your work
Thank you for this video, I am starting these stretches and techniques today hoping for relief-do you have a similar video for back cracking? I also have a constant urge to crack my middle back below my shoulder blades. I know it’s bad but I can’t seem to find relief otherwise!
1. Let neck fall down (left, right)
2. Gentle neck rolls 10-12 both ways
3. Clasp hands, squeeze neck muscles-chin to chest (30 sec)
4. Chin tucks- chin neutral to floor, tuck in-out while shoulderblades squeeze and chest is out (hold 3 sec) (10-12)
cool thanks for the summary
Thanks! I screenshoted that to save it!
thank your summary.
Thanks for the summary 😊
thanks for helping my crack addiction doc
Towelie im so high right now I have no idea whats going on
Politically Correct Individual 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wow luckily cops didn't caught you😂😂😂 crack addiction is very bad. Also any drug addiction is bad.
What type of crack😏
I originally watched this video about 3-4 days ago, I've gone from cracking my neck with my hands every 10 minutes or less to rolling my neck around to crack it every 20-30 minutes and I've only cracked my neck with my hands twice since. Not only has my neck felt a lot better but my mood has been so much better. You have actually saved my life, thank you so much.
Genuinely thank you for the review. I started cracking my neck out of nowhere little less than year ago, I've been doing it all day everyday and my neck is fucked.
I really wish I had you when I was a teenager!! No doctor I’ve ever been to took the time to explain these things. And if they had, I probably would not have been in pain for the past 17 years.
WHY WAS YOURR NECK IN PAIN FOR 17 YEARS
@@rqjgaming screaming
4 years of chronic pain and it’s beginning to disappear thanks to this gentleman! Thank you!
I hope mine does, the MRI didn't show anything.
im 27 ive been cracking my neck for 14 years to the point that my right side doesnt crack anymore, which makes me pull even harder on that side. So one day i pulled too hard and injured something. I got dizzy, my heart started pumping, i couldnt eat for 3-4 days, i was waking up every 2 hours at night ( with nightmares), i couldnt get an erection for 10 days. I Felt pressure on the right side of my face and behind my right eye, i was constantly in depression. After a month it started to get better, i am trying not to touch my head with my hands, im doing all sorts of exercises, i ve been to a chiropractor 6 times and i must admit he helped me alot . its been 3 months since my injury. I can eat and sleep normally, somedays i can still feel the pressure behind my right eye or light headedness( rarely now) and depression. but i think its getting better i just need to stop cracking and twisting my head. 1 thing that hasnt goten better is the constant ringing in my right ear. Till today i didnt know this was an addiction so i had to get this off my chest and hopefully i can help u somehow to stop cracking your head :D
Martinikarlo The rinding in ur ears might be tinnitus, it’s where there is constant ringing in your ear/ears that you will have for the rest of your life, there has been no cure for it now but maybe later in the future. I also have ringing In my ear also but I got used to it and most of the times I don’t even notice it.
Bro ur comment alone will make me stop
your profile picture explains all
Gloowm same
@@rovan7798 heh
I thought I was the only who has been addicted in cracking necks. I have had this bad habits since I was 13. I didn't take it seriously, but then I'm starting to worry now because i've been doing this all day , non stop, my neck starts to feel the pain. I can't stop it even if I want to, my brain tells me to crack it. Now I see this video, I hope this helps me my crack this dangerous habit. Thank you for your instructions.
How did it go ?? I'm cracking since i'm 9, i have headaches and i'm afraid ill have a stroke 🤕🤕
Hey how’s it going ??
what happened?
Thank you Doctor, I'm 35 years old, Asian, 180cm, 71kg, been having tight neck and shoulders and have been cracking my neck for 5+ years, tired and wake up tight and tired, and lots of knots in my body, especially the right arm.. This video really helps me and I'll keep doing these stretches and strengthening exercises.. hope to improve my condition, it is frustrating and I'm glad you share your helpful videos with everyone. Jack
Been cracking for the last 10 years, been doing this for a week now and it’s helping so much. Still get the urge to crack but the exercises really help. Thanks doc hope this helps long term!
Thank you so much for this video. I have been cracking my neck since I was a teenager, but I have been feeling like I need it multiple times a day lately. It’s so bad, I get tension headaches, migraines and ear aches that make me feel like neck cracking is the only thing that will bring relief. But it’s so temporary, These stretches have really been helping. I hope the damage of years of neck cracking is reversible with these ongoing exercises. Thank you so much, you have no idea how valuable this is!
I am in to much pain for these exercises ,have you used any medication for your neck issues ,I think I messed up my neck by cracking it for YEARS ,i am scared 😨
Thank you, i have been cracking my neck since 8th grade, i am now 19 so thats about 5-6 years. This videos instructions instantly helped me!
thank you so much brother! I crack my neck for 10+ years and this help me alot for stopping! God bless you!
I just can't stop it.. but most of the time it is in the Trap area when I tilt my head left and right ...
It cracks like I don't know how to explain it... but it feels good.. :(
Guess your a CRACK ADDICT
OW THE PUN.. hahahahaha
I've been looking a lot into habit change and one thing that I picked up from someone is keeping track every time you participate in a bad habit. Supposedly your body will start to self-regulate once you start keeping track of how often you do something. I started tallying the number of times a day I would crack something in a little booklet. I'm in day three so I'm not sure how well it works but I already see a sizable drop off from day one to day two.
yuri mitsukashi I know how you feel it's just so good when you do it and then later it hurts so bad
Bork Stop cracking jokes. My stomach hurts now.
Thanks Doc! I always feel like cracking my neck, but know that it's not good for my neck... Thanks to your video, I now know why, and how to get the same relief without the injury!
Thank you ! For just watching and doing what you were saying it makes me feel relief.
Thanks Doc! Everyone else’s videos just tell me to stop doing this, practicing these four exercises makes me feel better about it.
From now I’ve been cracking my neck for 1 week so yeah not that long but thank you doc u saved my future life
Ino this is late but I've been cracking my neck for a month or so and after watching some vids I learned that cracking my neck will damage my neck in the future this vid has really helped me
wow i am very impress when i heard his first solution. not impress of his option he gives us, but impress of myself doing the same thing as he said. pull the head down and move to right and left. i used to used my hands to pull my head to make that cracking sound. then i realize it didnt help make it worst. then after a very long time passes, i start doing some exercise, carry some weight, then i feel a bit tightening on my trapezius muscles, then i realize every times i moved my head to downward and move to both right and left side, i feel there are these muscles from my neck down to my body, get scratched and it feel good. so i started to do this when ever i feel heavy on the same area. then i doubt my action and afraid if i might hurt my neck again, so i somehow come to this channel. thank you. i love this channel. thanks doc.
So happy to have found this. I have so much pain in my shoulder, back and neck and this makes me want to click it all the time. In the past I've had pins and needles in my hands as a result and i think it's causing more pain. Gonna try and do this every day!
It definitly works! Did it for the first time and i already feel the tension on the left and back of my neck is being reduced by a lot, thank you!
Maxime Turcotte same
Thank you This will help so much. I've been looking for something like this for ever
Thanks Doc! Just watched this, I’m a neck cracking addict, it has gotten worse and I find myself doing it severally everyday, I’m glad I found this video and I’ll put all you showed to use. Hopefully I can stop the bad habit of always cracking my neck. Thanks AGAIN!
- it’s ACD
day 1 of starting to do these exercises. i have bad neck habits , turning my head relieving cracks etc. i get massive migraines due to this. i crack my neck a lot also in stressful situations for some reason. but its getting really bad with the headaches and I'm hoping i can stop. these exercises feel amazing already. thank you
Fantastic and much needed information. Thank you for your work, Dr. Mandell.
I have had A LOT of PT, you are sharing great advice. What a great thing you do.
wow thanks. im a full-time student and putting pressur because of my studies has led to crcking my neck eventually addiction. Im amazed at how this works and im thnakful for it. I will share this with any one who has this problem. For viewers, this actually works and make sure to watch full video; dont forget to share. :)
I can approve this actually works, my neck still gets a little bit of cracks but i don’t do it so often like I used too every single minute.
Thank you very much doc, you somehow saved my life from this scary addiction of mine.
Now do u still crack
If i move my neck I can hear tiny crackling in my neck and it just annoys me and makes me crack my neck
me too
I have that too! Anything that has worked for you?
Dadoftheyear2015 nope and I have muscle pain now and I think the best thing to do is get it looked at by a chiropractor
Dadoftheyear2015 and change the posture that you game in don’t keep your neck in one spot and don’t slouch
Same!!!
Dude that third excersize did me so many favors.
God that was nice.
I've been cracking my since the 5th grade. I'm 23 years old and its constant pain and I literally go through my day cracking my neck from side to side constantly. I look dumb af and the pain is hell
R u better now
I’m 13 any tips bro I got it?
@@linoeilxx6562 same im 13 and I loon so stupid in class what i do is just resist it and try to think about something else and its becoming less consistant
@@exodraedon2562 mine has kinda stopped but just have good posture bro.
feel better just after doing this once
Thank you Dr Mandell! I'm sure I'll need surgery one day, but I think this advice should buy me some time!
I have been doing this for a few years now and my trap and neck muscles are constantly under pain, like through out the day. Very happy to come across this video helping me break the habit. These stretches will subsequently heal the pain or is it too late?
Avinash Rn I have degenerative disk disease and it is not too late you need to stop cracking it by yourself and have a chiropractor make it aligned and once u feel it aligned never go back to a chiropractor because any cracking will offset the alignment . u need to do a bunch of neck and trap exercise too re stabilize l9ose muscles
Thanks for that doc.You have really helped me
Thank you doctor, ive been doing this for about a year now and im so worried that my neck was gonna crack hard or break one day. Ill try these out thank you
same scary as fuck I cracked mine this morning and now it hurts and feels weak. im gonna try hard to quit
Miranda Bolsinger a few weeks ago I pulled so I hard I got an instant headache and I was dizzy for 4 days. It was so scary. I've slowly been cutting back (mostly because my neck won't crack anymore, like it's out of order). I notice now that when I try to crack my neck I get a headache and it just hurts. I just want to stop. The dizziness really scared me.
+ASMRyouVEGANyet? Dang i would bw really scared too, i cracked my neck four times yesterday and im gonna try an cut back wveryday and if i get tense i think ill juat take a warm bath or something tp loosen the muscles. Good luck with healing yur neck best of wishes!!!
I have such a bad habit of cracking my neck. I work from home in front of a computer 8-10 hours a day. I came across this video by coincidence and just tried these exercises. The stretching feels really good. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips on how to stop the addiction of cracking ones neck. Look forward to viewing your videos 😊
Hi, please make sure you are taking many breaks and be aware of your forward head posture. Blessings
thank you this is starting to help and will continue to do these things dayly.
I'm here beace i've been dealing with back and neck problem for 5 years. I crack my neck and back all the time. This video helps me a lot
BEST DOC ON UA-cam he literally saves us all hundreds of dollars😂
I hope this works, I've been cracking mine uncontrollably for years to stop it from hurting. Please work.
Do I crack it by turning it 180 or side to side ear to shoulder
RQJ GAMING just dont
now it's been 5 months and my addiction is literally gone thank you so much for helping me it helped me so much👍🏻❤️
Wise words from peppa pig
I lied lmao 💀@@exodraedon2562
Great exercises. Thank you Doctor.
Thanks doc. it really helped i used to have this problem, wear I would crack my neck like 500 times a day, and i was tired of it, my neck would hurt all the time and i just couldn't stop. so i looked a video on how to stop cracking your neck. And then i came across this video and it really helped. My neck doesn't hurt any more, and i feel good thanks to these neck executrices.
I could never crack my neck until a couple months ago I learned how and now I cant stop I do it every couple of hours!😫
same! im addicted and it sucks!
I do it every minute without knowing
@@thedeathmonkey3891 yeah same. But I recently broke the habit whoo hoo!
@@tricktube4900 are you asking how I broke the habit?
@@avagrima5636 how did you?? i’ve been doing it for 7 months^
Thank you Dr. Alan Mandell! Very helpful!
i’ve been cracking my neck for a maybe 7 months i’m trying to stop i’ll do these everyday i hope it stops thank you!!
i tried the first 3 and it feels so much better!!
Started in 4th grade, stopping in 10th. Thanks, the stretches made my neck rotation fix so there's less cracks.
Thx doc i am a filipino that's addicted to cracking my neck and now i realize that it could break one day i will do this everyday and make my neck relief and thx that you teach me thx
Me too im a filipino and i stoped cracking my neck
Thank you very much. This helped me stop my neck cracking habit very well.
Thanks for the video! I just took an IT job and I feel like I always need to crack my neck, but one roof these exercises relieved the sensation, and helped exercise those muscles. Thanks, doc!
Dr Mandell I've been watching your videos....and they are great......I thank you very much....
Thanks...Blessings
Does anyone else really need to crack their neck too? Its really stiff unless I do so...
Um. The video explains why your neck is so stiff from cracking it.
I jus have to hear my neck crack, knees and hands for satisfaction..
Same
@@MoonGooned lmfao
Yes me
Thanks sir for the amazing information. I practice your all exercises Thanks 🙏🏼
Just this video alone helped my back feel better
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have been in so much pain and discomfort for the last 10 months I am fortunate that i've only been experiencing real pain for the past year. I can't imagine living with this for 5+ years it must be agonizing. I could barely sit still in class because it is too uncomfortable for me to be seated for extended periods of time.
I am curious if anyone else has problems with sitting and if they have adopted a more active lifestyle to avoid the urge to pop their neck?
I'm 15 and the shoulder exercise was really relieving ..
Waahhoo very good ideas. I feel better in first trial.
You are great. Thanks
I’m addicted to cracking my neck. I know it’s bad and I need to stop before it’s too late. Never thought I would find a video that talks about this
Hi Doc!
Very nice vídeo! Thanks for share it with all 😉.
Thank you Doc, very helpful.
I got really painfull neck and shoulder cracking and I did this once and it helps right a way thx a lot
Ive been cracking my neck for about 20+ years since i watched the fight scene with Jamie Scott Lee movie about Bruce Lee. Hopefully this will stop the habit and stop my neck and shoulder pain.
Imma do this for 3 weeks like you said. I’ll give you guys the results see u inna while.👋🏽
I’m doing better
I have to say my story...
8 months ago I hurt my neck. Doctors wanted to operate on my neck as my C5 compressed spinal cord. My whole left side of my body was painful and I could not move my right leg and my right wrist. I run away from emergency and have not seen any Doctors since. I was watching you tube videos and I came across you.
Doctor I played Football(soccer) today with my son just by following your videos. God bless you my Friend. And for all other people reading this Never Ever Give Up. I also use supplements like Magnesium... The only pain killer is Lyrica 150mg 2 times a day. I was 2 months on Oxycontin 80-120mg a day depends on pain. Those 2 months I did not sleep sometimes 1 hour a day. I am fasting now as well for 40 days and feel a lot better.
You always make me feel a great day and I wish you all the best in life you are a great Man!!! ;)
P.S English is my second language so sorry for bad sentences.
I know what are you writing about Marko, i'm driving on a similar road since one year but one vertebrae down, C6. You'r right: Never Give Up!
I'm happy to feel pure compassion, now.
Stay well!
Your English is very good. You might want to consider Turmeric a great natural anti-inflammatory. It would be nice if you can get off your Lyrica in the future. Talk to your doctor
motivationaldoc i confirm, in my experience was turmeric very good to reduce inflamation, at hospital the doc prescribed Lyrica, but i never tooked. Thank you for the nice work Dr. Mandell!
Marko Knezevic .
I totally understand avoiding surgery but dont think this means you have to avoid all doctors. There are many treatment perspectives and not all Doctors go straight to a surgical solution. It is wise to be hesitant to go under the knife unless you absolutely have exhausted all options but from the sound of your post you did not seek any treatment for your injury . In my opinion you really could benefit from the right therapy. Your quality of life should be as little effected by an injury as possible and there are some fantastic options other than surgery. You need to see a good manual therapist. My suggestion is an experienced Chiropractor. I will admit I am biased and very much appreciate the profession of chiropractic but I also know the results of conservative treatments and have heard far too many stories like yours or sad stories about unnecessary surgeries and poor outcomes. If you need a recommendation for a good and well studied Chiropractor dont hesitate to ask me personally if you need. I can make calls and do some homework on your area. best of luck to you sir. - Stan Hanna
I already feel a ton better thank
you so much!
I just did the whole thing and helped me right away
you don't crack your neck anmymore?
Dr. do you have any tips for those with Fibromyalgia? If I try to tighten muscles I could cause a bad spasm. Thank you! I really like your videos!
Postural exercises. Beware of forward head posture.
Fibromyalgia isn't real. It's what people say they have when they don't want to work.
Say that to the millions of folks who suffer from it daily. I have it and work, but its painful as hell. Hope you never have to experience the "fake" pain that you describe.
Thank you very much for the information!
This really helped me i started doing it since 7 im 13 now but this video stoped me thanks
Thanks doctor for making this video.
The exercises feel great. Thanks!
Thanks Doc, this is exactly what I needed to do, also I have a consultation with a chiropractor to have things adjusted correctly. These videos are great, thank you!
thank you for theis video it helped my neck so much
thank-you sir !! god bless you 😇
Thank you so much! I’m hoping to put these tips to good use. I’m 16, and have developed this habit at quite the early age. I’m hoping to crack down on this as soon as possible. Not pun intended!
this was great! any tips on how to stop cracking your back?
Thankyou very much. This really helped.
The exercises make a lot of sense😊thank you😄
Thanks man I’ve had this habit for about 6-8 months and I try to stop but I can’t cause its like I feel relief when I’m actually damaging my neck and it’s my first day doing this and I feel some relief already 👏👏👏
ohky! firstly bundle of thanks to u doctor for awaring us.
i m 25 years old,i m badly addicted to neck cracking since 12 years.yes 12 years😢😢😢.i feel pain in my neck,back of bead,shoulder blades,left upper arm.i feel pain 24/7 .blv me it never goes away.
i went to 4 doctors for consulting this issue.idk why they gave me calcium mdcn,vit c and d tblets..they never asked me for x-ray or anything.
finally in september 2016 ,i went to dr and started weeping bcz of pain.he asked me for MRI.and findings came up like my cervical bone is straighten up.
he gave me mdcn,i took on and off,now neck cracking habit is more worst as its my childhood habit ,and i feel pity on me.i want to stop it .as my dr said its just bcz of my neck cracking habit .nothing any injury or other thing.
i m in need to stop this habbit .aa now i m feeling more health loss like i feel like everything around me is moving roundly on me,i feel like its earthquick ,mamy times i just
fell off bcz of that dizzy and earthquick feeling ..
i need ur comment on it.
Watch your forward head posture. That will aggravate that condition
I only just started doing these stretches but they feel great thank you so much for thus
Man I LOVE IT. Thank you! Been sharing your channel. :D
Love my dad for cracking his neck in front of me all the time, now he got me into it :)
thank you for your motivation doc!
Thank you doc! i really need this
Thank you doc. I'll do what I can to stop this habbit.
Doc this is gold.
I still can’t stop !!!! It’s so nice
The Masked Newfie I know right
I honestly don’t know what to believe but I truly want to stop. Addiction is addiction regardless. I always thought it was bodily maintenance like you do on your car.
Thank you, useful and helpful.
I’ve been cracking mine for about 3 months so I’m happy I came early
You are angel I have clicking sometimes when I move my neck it is loud in my head lol
Doing the exarcize ith hands I had pain in my
head ...wow what a release...many thanks.
☆☆♡ your info is amazing I am recomending to my clients...blessings ♡☆
Thank u I am a child who cracks there neck and u have helped me sooooo much
I have a lot of trauma to my stomach muscles because of complications from medicine and that left me with my stomach muscles lock up so tight it felt unnatural and was extremely painful. After going to a wise man he gave me different pressure points and gave me a regiment of walking in drinking lots of water and after a year and a 1/2 the tightness came out of my belly.
The problem is a couple days later the tight muscles showed up in all of my appendages like my legs arms and shoulders.
Any suggestions on how to loosen chronically tight muscles.
I also believe I have chronic low magnesium but I have been taking supplements which have been helping a lot.
Thank you ahead of time for any advice, be blessed you're doing a great job! Love your work
you are like Jesus speaking to me right now..thank you so much i have a problem all i can think about all the time is clicking my neck
Been cracking for 2 years now.
Luckily i found this video.
wow this is the best Christmas present I could ask for
Wow..wonderful tip...thanks a lot sir..god bless
thank you ... very informative!
Thank you for this video, I am starting these stretches and techniques today hoping for relief-do you have a similar video for back cracking? I also have a constant urge to crack my middle back below my shoulder blades. I know it’s bad but I can’t seem to find relief otherwise!
Omg me too