The Bottom Line: Should you crack your back, neck and knuckles?

Despite the satisfaction it brings, cracking one’s neck inappropriately can be dangerous. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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SINGAPORE – When I found out my husband was getting his neck cracked after his haircut, I was worried. I thought it could not be a safe thing to do unless the barber was also a physiotherapist or chiropractor. 

But he countered: Nothing had gone wrong all this time, and he always felt a release of tension in his neck after the sharp tilt to the left and right. 

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