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Barbers in India "crack the neck" like chiropractors

2019-10-30

https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/no-head-massage-or-neck-cracks-says-army-to-its-barbers/story-QeGOs6ivHDHtUKRcFMC9oL.html
"No head massage or neck cracks, says Army to its barbers"
The advisory says, a "'neck crack' from the barber after a "head massage"
could damage the phrenic nerve that controls the diaphragm which in turns
controls breathing. It can also lead to dissection of the vertebral artery."

There is also a news story in "The Hindu" today, about a 38-year-old man,
who had a stroke as a result of the barber's cracking his neck:
"the sudden turning of the head and the crack had resulted in dissection of the major
artery supplying blood to the brain"
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/cracking-sound-after-head-massage-not-good/article29829229.ece


"Cracking the neck" has been practiced by Indian barbers probably long before D D Palmer invented the "chiropractic" "adjustment" technique in 1897.