Question
Can an adjustment be made without surgery to align the vertebrae so that slick is on slick to stop the popping?

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Hello! I have constant popping/clicking i can hear in the back of my neck that is constant when I turn left or right or move it up and down. What do you think it is and could you refer me to a experienced doctor in denver CO? Thanks!
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Joy:

Thanks for writing!

The popping clicking in you neck is a sign that the bones are not fitting together as they should. The little piece of slick bone on one vertebrae (a neck bone) is not sitting down on the little slick piece of bone on the next vertebrae.

There is a home exercise you can do that will correct it. And it is this.

Standing or laying on your back, keep your face straight forward. Do not tilt the chin down or up. If you are lying on your back, move the face toward the ceiling is such a way that if it touched the ceiling, your face would be flat on the ceiling. If you are standing, move it straight forward in such a way that your forehead and chin would touch the wall in front of you at the same time. It has to go straight forward.

Holding that position, move your chin in a figure eight pattern. Imagine the wall is a piece of paper. You have a pencil sticking straight out from your chin. Use the tip of the pencil to write a "8" laying on its side. {}-{}.

When done correctly, the neck will then make a crunching noise at the base of the skull. This is good. It will help your neck. It might not take the popping clicking sound out right away, but it will ensure that no damage is done and in fact will correct the problem if one persists in using it.

Does this answer you question?

If not, go to www.sorsi.com, www.icak.com and www.soto-usa.com and look for a good chiropractor near you. They can go over the exercise with you. It if from Dr. DeJarnette's writing.

Ask them if they do "the cervical stairstep procedure" before you make an appointment with them.

Dr. Rozeboom  

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Joy:

Yes, a manual adjustment can be made to push the bones back together. It is called a chiropractic adjustment. The procedure for home use and the cervical stairstep are forms of a chiropractic adjustment, but there are more direct methods done by hand. Ask a chiropractor on the websites I sent, www.sorsi.com, www.icak.com and www.soto-usa.com about it.

Does this answer your question?

Dr. Rozeboom