{"id":5993,"date":"2019-01-31T19:35:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T00:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=5993"},"modified":"2019-02-01T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T22:04:05","slug":"should-i-stop-cracking-my-neck-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/01\/31\/should-i-stop-cracking-my-neck-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I stop cracking my neck\/back?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aw013119-6.jpg\" alt=\"Should I stop cracking my neck\/back?\" class=\"wp-image-5987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aw013119-6.jpg 320w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aw013119-6-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Should I stop cracking my neck\/back?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cracking your neck and back can bring relief to a stiff joint, but it&#8217;s important to make sure that you aren&#8217;t forcing cracks by using your hands on your head or forcing a twist in your back beyond what is comfortable. There are many delicate nerves as well as ligaments that can be damaged by forced manipulation. If you feel as though your neck and back are stiff, try some gentle stretching, yoga, or using a foam roller. If you&#8217;re not getting any relief, look for a Chiropractor! They are properly trained in freeing up your joints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cracking your neck and back can bring relief to a stiff joint, but it&#8217;s important to make sure that you aren&#8217;t forcing cracks by using your hands on your head or forcing a twist in your back beyond what is comfortable. There are many delicate nerves as well as ligaments that can be damaged by &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2019\/01\/31\/should-i-stop-cracking-my-neck-back\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Should I stop cracking my neck\/back?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5993"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6010,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5993\/revisions\/6010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}