

“The maneuvers can include twisting, bending forward, or leaning backward. “‘Cracking your back’ is a non-clinical term that usually involves a certain maneuver that leads to popping sound,” Charla Fischer, an orthopedic spine surgeon at NYU Langone Health, tells Allure.

Nothing is splitting, breaking, or coming apart in anyway. When you crack your back, you’re not actually, well, cracking your back. Is that the case with back cracking? We consulted experts to find out. Of course, not everything that feels good is actually good for us. Let's be honest: The intense stretch that leads to that telltale “popping” sound is so satisfying, not to mention an often-welcome (albeit temporary) relief to the tightness or soreness in your back or neck. For many people, there's something about cracking your back that just feels so good.
