The sound of manipulation has been a curious phenomenon.
Manual practitioners who treat spine and other synovial joints often treat with the intent to generate an audible release to improve health. Current belief that the sound generating phenomenon responsible for the “cracking” noise is due to a caviation process. Dr. Jerome Fryer offers an alternative hypothesis to explain the sound generator that may change the understanding of manipulation outcomes. Read More Here.
[…] the “pop” event during joint distraction. Dr. Fryer challenges this assumption. In his article, he highlights a study from 1986 by Meal and Scott, where they observed two sounds accompanying the […]