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Is it bad for you to crack your back? can it cause back pain later in life?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Maybe not, but . . .: Cracking a joint moves the parts of the joint, with the cracking noise coming from cartilage surfaces sliding, from movement of a little air-space from one place in the joint to another, or from some other non-traumatic event. A person with no joint pains before or after cracking a joint is probably not damaging the joint. However, making it a frequent habit has uncertain long-term effects.
Answered 5/14/2013
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No: Should not be a problem now or in the future.
Answered 9/11/2017
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