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Could stretching your neck cause verterbral artery dissection or is it just brutal cracking?
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Hmmm: Trauma or neck manipulation can rarely cause vertebral artery dissection. Cracking is more likely related to the bone in the cervical spine.
Answered 7/4/2014
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