sternum popping?

[vital]

Anyone ever get a really stiff feeling around their frontal chest sometimes and if you bend backwards, you feel your sternum popping? I usually get that feeling if wake up from sleeping curled up or if I'm slouching for a long time sitting in front of the computer. Is this normal? I've been noticing this for about a year now and it's starting to hurt sometimes..

 

[TallBill]

I pop my sternum on purpose after dips and a few other exercises. It feels better afterwards for me.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Originally posted by: vital
Anyone ever get a really stiff feeling around their frontal chest sometimes and if you bend backwards, you feel your sternum popping? I usually get that feeling if wake up from sleeping curled up or if I'm slouching for a long time sitting in front of the computer. Is this normal? I've been noticing this for about a year now and it's starting to hurt sometimes..

It's actually a misalignment with your neck/upper back. I have that problem and go to the chiropractor. He fixes my neck and it's gone until I mess my neck up again.

 

[silverpig]

I started having that problem when I was 17. I still get it now 10 years later, but it's not as bad.

 

[EvilYoda]

I had that for a while after I started lifting consistently, but I started bikram yoga about a month ago and it's gone away! I noticed it last weekend along with the lack of tension between my shoulder blades.