cricking
Getting a kink
Cricking is the act of producing or experiencing a crick—a painful muscle spasm or stiffness, typically in the neck or back.
The word usually appears as a present participle: I keep cricking my neck when I sleep wrong.
Less commonly, cricking refers to the sound of something creaking or making small cracking noises.
Brief, sharp sensation
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- pangBrief sharp sensation
sting · shooting · stabbing · sharp · throb · spasm · pinch · smarting
State of being constricted
- rigidityState of being unbending
- tensionStretched or strained state
- immobilityLack of motion
- knottedTied with loops
locked · seized · clenched · restricted · constricted · spasm · cramped
twinge
Brief, sharp sensation
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
pang · sting · shooting · stabbing · sharp · throb · spasm · pinch · smarting · niggle
tightness
State of being constricted
- rigidityState of being unbending
- tensionStretched or strained state
- immobilityLack of motion
knotted · locked · seized · clenched · restricted · constricted · spasm · cramped
torticollis
Cervical muscle contracture disorder
knuckles
Finger-to-hand joints
toes · popping · cracking · clicking · snapping · adjusting · manipulation · release · chiropractor · stretching
crickingrelaxing
Becoming less tense
loosening · unknotting · releasing · unclenching · stretching
crickingsoothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
relieving · easing · comforting · healing
crickingfracturing
Process of breaking
breaking · shattering · spraining · tearing · dislocating