Question
Thanks for the reply,
You mentioned "probably a tension in the covering of the spinal cord"
What does that mean, that sounds serious!
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Followup To

Question -
While massaging my neck due to a stiff neck, I felt a pop on the left side. No pain, not discomfort from the pop but now when I wake up in the morning it pops in the same place by itself, or if I lay down for a while.
What did I do and will this go away?

Answer -
Randy:

Thanks for writing!

I do not think you did anything. The stiffness in your neck had created a tension at a particular spot that changed when you touched it.

It is not an injury, but the stiff neck you had before hand indicates that something is not right. Even though the stiff neck has gotten better, there is still something going on there, probably a tension in the covering of the spinal cord.

I cannot say if it will go away on its own. It will not hurt you or get worse. But the underlying problem does require some correction.

Go to www.sorsi.com, www.soto-usa.com or www.icak.com and look for a good chiropractor near you. They can investigate and get to the root of this situation.

I have a write up for a home exercise you can do on my computer at home. If you will write again and ask for the neck exercise, I will send it to you tonight.

Does this answer your question?

Dr. Rozeboom.

Answer
Randy:

Ok!

Yes, a tension in the covering over the spinal cord can be a serious condition. It is one of those things that never quite drops you on the floor, but keeps draining your energy and pulling you down, little by little.

It is best to get it corrected.

Dr.Rozeboom


Here are the exercises for your neck.

The popping 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 stright 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. That is, if your nose doesn't get in the way! But 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 crunching 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 cn go over the exercise with you. It if from Dr. DeJarnette's writing.

Dr. Rozeboom