You know that feeling: You’ve been sitting at your desk for a few hours or standing at the stove cooking dinner, when you start to feel pressure or strain in your lower back. The next thing you know, ...

Many people crack their necks to relieve tension, but is it actually harmful? Cleveland Clinic neurosurgeon Dr. Deborah Benzil weighed in on the topic to separate fact from fiction. “Cracking your ...

When you need to stretch out stiff muscles, it’s natural to hear a “snap, crackle, pop!” with no Rice Krispies in sight. But when it comes to your neck, you may be wondering if there may be any ...

Many of us crack our necks to relieve some tension without thinking twice about it. But is it actually bad for us? “Cracking your neck is fine as long as you do it infrequently and without great force ...

A bit of relief, or maybe just a force of habit: We’re separating fact from fiction about what happens when you crack your knuckles and other joints. * It all has to do with the “synovial fluid” in ...

Whether you love it or hate it, cracking knuckles is a common habit we've likely all done at some point. It's one of life's simple pleasures for some people, who crave the satisfying "pop" and ...