The sound from an adjustment is simply the escape of gas from a joint. Every joint in the body is encapsulated by ligamentous soft tissue. Inside the joint, fluids and gases are building up. In fact, a poorly aligned joint will have greater than usual amounts of gases produced. When the joint alignment is corrected, there is some times a powerful sounding extrusion of gas, giving some adjustments that characteristic "pop".

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