When breakdancing causes a lump on the head


Breakdancers who often do headspins run the risk of developing the ‘headspin hole’ or ‘breakdance bulge’. — Red Bull filepic

Breakdancers may be at risk of developing a condition caused by repeatedly doing a cardinal move of their practice and performance – the headspin – warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports.

Dubbed the “headspin hole” or “breakdance bulge”, the condition is unique to breakdancers.

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