Washington Post: A man stretched and popped his neck. He tore an artery and suffered a ‘major stroke.’

Josh Hader, a 28-year old man, suffered a stroke caused by a tear in his artery and subsequent blood clot after cracking his neck. Specifically, it was a vertebral artery tear, or dissection, which can affect younger people and is unrelated to one’s health. Strokes due to cracking necks are extremely rare. Stroke specialists speculate that some people may get strokes while others do not because of varying integrity of blood vessel walls among people. For the full article, click here.