Neck Cracking Noise
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I wonder if anyone has any suggestions (e.g. wearing a collar) for an arthritic neck problem. I have osteoarthris in various joints and lately my neck (could be jaw as well) is cracking and creaking when I move in a certain way. I can't actually pinpoint the particular movement or I would try to stop doing it! I'm not in pain so much but I find the noise of the cracking vertebrae echoes right up through my head and I do seem to have a constant background headache. My left shoulder is also on the way out and pain does radiate up that side of my neck. There doesn't seem a lot of point going to the GP and I already do head twists to try to keep things mobile, funnily enough the twists don't cause any cracking or pain. Anybody else being deafened by noisey vertebrae?
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Anhaga linda83225
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amkoffee linda83225
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I don't think your neck making cracking noises is unusual. My husband and I both have that happen and he does not have anything wrong with his neck that is not old-age related. I do have arthritis in my neck. However if you're experiencing some radiating pain on one side I think you need to get that checked out. Physical therapy will be a good step in the right direction but you probably should have an MRI done on your neck to check for any defects.