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M R Kassirer1, N Manon

  • 1Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.

The Clinical Journal of Pain
|June 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
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Head banging in dance can cause significant cervical spine pain in adolescents, particularly girls. This pain is typically self-limiting, resolving within days due to the resilience of youth.

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Area of Science:

  • Adolescent medicine
  • Sports medicine
  • Dance medicine

Background:

  • Modern dance trends involve extreme cervical spine movements like head banging.
  • Head banging may lead to severe neck pain in dancers.