Spinal cracking for neck pain: does it really work?
NCT ID NCT03576846
First seen Jan 05, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 25 times
Summary
This study tested whether spinal manipulation therapy, combined with stretching, can reduce neck pain and affect heart rate variability in 131 adults with long-term neck pain. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either spinal manipulation plus stretching or stretching alone. The study also explored whether a pain modulation test could predict who benefits most.
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Locations
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Danvik Kiropraktik och Rehab
Stockholm, Sweden
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Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, 171 77, Sweden
What this could mean
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Active substance
spinal manipulation and stretching exercises
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that spinal manipulation helps ease neck pain and improve nervous system function.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study. Results may not apply to everyone with neck pain, and the effects might be modest.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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