{"id":491,"date":"2022-06-17T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T08:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2022-06-17T08:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T08:50:57","slug":"is-cracking-your-neck-a-bad-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/is-cracking-your-neck-a-bad-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cracking Your Neck A Bad Habit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cracking your neck or back wont cause you to get arthritis although what it can do is stiffen up your joints in the area you are stressing to get that initial &#8220;crack&#8221;. Usually what happens is when you get that release, is a movable joint that is not restricted is moved into a position its not comfortable in causing areas of restriction above and below the segment to increase in tension and stiffness thus increasing pain in the area overtime. Our Chiropractors at The Melbourne Chiropractor in Broadmeadows are trained professionals at finding areas of joint restriction and in turn moving those joints to free up those stuck area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Note: If you are suffering from severe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/neck-pain\">Neck pain<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/back-pain\">Low back pain<\/a>, shooting pains down the legs,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/shoulder-pain\">troubles lifting limbs<\/a>\u00a0due to <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/has-time-run-out-to-fix-your-posture\/\">poor posture<\/a>, sciatica, <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/tips-for-teachers-dealing-with-stress\/\">stress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/headaches\">headaches<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-can-a-chiropractor-help-with-joint-pain\/\">joint pain<\/a>\u00a0and need help today, don\u2019t hesitate to contact <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/about\">our team<\/a> of practitioners who are always happy to help! B<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">ookings<\/a>\u00a0are available online 7 days a week!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=427%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMClogo.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?w=854&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cracking your neck or back wont cause you to get arthritis although what it can do is stiffen up your joints in the area you are stressing to get that initial &#8220;crack&#8221;. Usually what happens is when you get that release, is a movable joint that is not restricted is moved into a position its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,30,35,113,29,90,27,25,20,6,24,7,48],"class_list":["post-491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-acute-pain","tag-benefits-of-chiropractic","tag-broadmeadows-chiopractor","tag-chiropractic-blog","tag-chiropractic-care","tag-chiropractor-near-me","tag-chronic-pain","tag-joint-pain","tag-low-back-pain","tag-neck-pain","tag-poor-posture","tag-stretches","tag-westmeadows-chiropractor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5d9d791cf2bb754854f302f1_woman-holding-neck.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":379,"url":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-do-chiropractors-find-where-to-adjust\/","url_meta":{"origin":491,"position":0},"title":"How Do Chiropractors Find Where To Adjust?","date":"16 February 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"What Is a Chiropractic Adjustment? 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