Approximately 30% of breakdancers report hair loss and inflammation of their scalp from head-spinning. A headspin hole is caused by the body trying to protect itself. The repeated trauma from head ...

Oct 11, 2024 19:00:00 Head spins in breakdancing pose a risk of creating 'head spin holes' in the dancer's head. A neurosurgeon at Copenhagen University Hospital has summarized the relationship ...

A recent case report describes an injury caused by breakdancing. A man in his early 30s was treated for a benign tumor on his scalp after years of practicing headspins.

After years of spinning on his head, a breakdancer grew a scalp tumor. Copenhagen neurosurgeons said in a case study that a tumor created a cone-shaped bump atop a breakdancer’s head.

Breakdancing — or breaking, as it's known by practitioners — incorporates power moves that may involve balancing in off-kilter poses or spinning on top of the head, for example.

Special Reports > Features 'Headspin Hole' and the Hazards of Breakdancing — A case report details one man's head injury from breakdancing. by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & Investigative ...

The case has been reported in the BMJ Case Reports journal, which urges breakdancers to avoid head spinning if they develop a ‘breakdance bulge’ on their head.

For those of a certain age, Coneheads is an iconic 90s film. But for breakdancers, it seems, developing a cone-shaped head can be an occupational hazard. According to a 2024 medical case report, a ...

Washington Post A man in Europe was uncomfortable leaving his home without a hat, and his breakdancing hobby might've been to blame.</ ... After Years Of Spinning On His Head, ...

The bulge, which is fairly well documented within the breakdance community but barely studied in medicine, developed over the breakdancer’s 19-year dance career.

For those of a certain age, Coneheads is an iconic 90s film. But for breakdancers, it seems, developing a cone-shaped head can be an occupational h ...