Abstract:
Objective To investigate the risks of mild traumatic brain injury and
neck injury associated with head banging, a popular dance form
accompanying heavy metal music.
Design Observational studies, focus group, and biomechanical analysis.
Participants Head bangers.
Main outcome measures Head Injury Criterion and Neck Injury Criterion
were derived for head banging styles and both popular heavy metal
songs and easy listening music controls.
Results: An average head banging song has a tempo of about 146 beats
per minute, which is predicted to cause mild head injury when the
range of motion is greater than 75°. At higher tempos and greater
ranges of motion there is a risk of neck injury.
Conclusion: To minimise the risk of head and neck injury, head bangers
should decrease their range of head and neck motion, head bang to
slower tempo songs by replacing heavy metal with adult oriented rock,
only head bang to every second beat, or use personal protective
equipment.
The full report can be read here: http://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a2825.full?view=long&pmid=19091761#ref-20
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"To minimise the risk of head and neck injury, head bangers should decrease their range of head and neck motion, head bang to slower tempo songs by replacing heavy metal with adult oriented rock, only head bang to every second beat, or use personal protective equipment."
ReplyDeleteI've been saying this for years - particularly the part about the wuss-rock.