Thanks to the growing phenomenon of “text neck,” most of us are feeling stiffer than ever in our neck and shoulder regions, so it makes sense that a good crack or two would bring relief, right? Much like the fairly harmless practice of knuckle cracking, easing muscle and joint tension in the neck through some DIY snaps is often seen as a way to counteract all that downward-facing-neck stagnation. But, unfortunately, there’s a huge difference. “Your brain stem isn’t running through your hands,”

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