Breakdancers risk 'headspin hole' or lump on scalp, study warns

10 Oct 2024, 22:30 by Susan Kreimer · UPI

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Breakdancers who perform repetitive headspins risk a unique ailment -- a protruding lump on the scalp, hair loss and tenderness, a new study from Denmark cautions.

The study, highlighting a patient with "breakdancer overuse syndrome," was published Thursday in the journal BMJ Case Reports.