By Haifa Chairunisa
KayLynne Felthager, a woman from Colorado, suffered a stroke after frequently cracking her own neck, a habit she said helped relieve stress after long days at work.
The incident took a serious turn when she experienced a sudden, sharp pain immediately after cracking her neck. The pain persisted for several days, prompting her to take over-the-counter pain medication. However, her condition continued to worsen over the next five days.
While sitting in her kitchen and applying makeup before going out, Felthager suddenly saw a bright light in front of her eyes, followed by a gradual loss of vision. Despite repeatedly blinking, her vision did not improve. About 15 minutes later, her sight returned, leading her to initially dismiss the episode as temporary.
“There was a bright light in my right eye, and then my vision went out. I could only see the light and nothing on the right side,” Felthager said, as quoted by Oddity Central on Monday (2/2/2026).
Shortly afterward, she began experiencing numbness and tingling on the right side of her body. Concern grew when she started having difficulty speaking clearly, prompting her husband to rush her to the hospital.
At the hospital, doctors conducted a CT scan and confirmed that Felthager had suffered a stroke. Based on her account, medical staff concluded that the neck-cracking motion had ruptured a blood vessel, which led to the formation of a blood clot and triggered the stroke. Fortunately, the clot dissolved on its own, and surgery was not required.
Felthager has since recovered, but the experience changed her perspective on how quickly health conditions can deteriorate. She emphasized that the neck is a sensitive area and warned others to be cautious with their movements.
“I don’t want to scare anyone. This is just something that really happened to me,” she said.
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