Here's a quick way to release neck tightness
and stiffness with an exercise that may also end in a satisfying pop or crack. Start with very
good upright posture. Whatever side that you're having issues, take your arm bend it 90 degrees
at the elbow, and then I'm going to slide my arm all the way across my lower back until I feel
an activation of the muscle that runs at the top part of the shoulder into the neck. From there,
we're going to take the ear on the other side towards the shoulder by taking our hand, gripping
off to the side, and then pulling it over.
This will cause a deep stretch into the neck and it may
end in that crack or pop that you're looking for, but don't try to force it. Go towards a deep
stretch, hold this for 10 to 15 seconds. Relax, take a breather. On the next repetition, try to stretch
into it even more. You want to do that for three to five times, and when you're done on one side,
switch to the other to keep them both in balance..