Yesterday I was in my opponents triangle, no-gi. I stood up, pulled my trapped arm up towards myself, and shook. All of a sudden, I felt my spine start to stretch, in between my shoulder blades, and I heard several loud "pops". Has anyone here experienced this? I feel an inch taller today and I was wondering how long I'm gonna have to rest this for. Any thoughts on this or what I can do to prevent it next time?
It wasn't just a normal cracking sound, like cracking your knuckles? I crack mine every so often because it feels nice. I can do it on the back of a chair or by just suspending myself with my arms and relaxing my back. I'm not a doctor but it doesn't sound like a serious injury.
i wouldn't roll for a couple days if it doesn't go away by then see a doc the spine is one place you don't wanna mess with cause its really hard to fix if something happens
i've experienced it in the same region. once i was bailing a guy out of a failed max bench attempt and popped it, another time i was doing military press and for some reason i popped it, and once i took a hook flush while boxing and popped it in a different way. it's different from 'cracking' your back as you would your knuckles because it hurts for a few days after.. i don't think the same thing happens physiologically. it goes away though. like everyone said, if you keep having pain then see the doc.
I have experienced the exact same thing. I just rested it for a couple of days, and did my back exercises (hindu pushups, briding...) as normal before i tried rolling again, to test my spine. It felt like normal, but you should go see a doctor or a specialist if you're worried or feel any pain.
