Is it normal that i click my neck ... alot?

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OK well for quite awhile ive had habits of clicking. started with my toes but that went away fast then for over 3+ years ive been clicking my fingers but a few months ago i over came that. But there has been one thats hard for me and it scares me the most. I click my neck and im afraid ill get cancer or some sort of grown or disease like atheritus so I'd like to kno if you do it to, how to stop it and how much danger i put myself into....

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  • 8Serene8
    13 years ago

    I CLICK MY NECK BACK AND FORTH!!!
    I CLICK MY NECK BACK AND FORTH!!!
    I CLICK MY NECK BACK AND FORTH!!!
    I CLICK MY NECK BACK AND FORTH!!!
    I CLICK MY NECK BACK AND FORTH!!!
    I CLICK MY NECK BACK AND FORTH!!!

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  • grrxe
    13 years ago

    I do it all the time too. and it's impossible to get arthritis from it. it's just releasing pressure, not dangerous.

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  • pixiedust&nightglow
    11 years ago

    You WILL NOT get arthritis! That is an old wives tale. The reason it makes that popping/clicking sound is because when you pop/click your bones, you're essentially pushing the joint into or out of its normal position. A thick, clear lubricant called synovial fluid is found in the joints between your bones. When you crack your fingers, you cause the bones to pull apart, and the pressure on the synovial fluid is reduced. Bubbles form and quickly expand and then burst. That's what caused the pop/click sound. The same thing happens with your neck, and every other bone that's poppable. However, the only thing popping COULD potentially cause is soft tissue damage and loss of strength, and even then, these effects are MINOR! But arthritis is not an effect of clicking/popping/cracking; whatever you decide to call it(:

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  • Biglove/brightlight
    11 years ago

    I do it all the time too. I click my back, fingers, toes, knees, elbows, neck... It really annoys my family lol.

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  • fatumquis
    13 years ago

    Its not dangerous.

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